Aspavarman

Aspavarman

Commander Aspavarman is known from inscriptions and coins to have ruled in Gandhara in the early part of the first century. He is also referenced in Ghandari texts, written in Kharosthī script, dating from the period.

External links

* [http://depts.washington.edu/ebmp/downloads/uw_scroll.pdf The British Library Kharosthi Fragments] , The British Library/University of Washington Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project.


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