- Liaka Kusulaka
Liaka Kusulaka (Greek: Λιακο Κοζουλο, "Liako Kozoulo", on his coins,
Pali : Liaka Kusulaka or Liako Kusuluko) was anIndo-Scythian satrap of the area ofChukhsa in the northwesternSouth Asia during the 1st century BCE.He is mentioned in the
Taxila copper plate inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father ofPatika Kusulaka , and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of theWestern Satraps ) and as kshatrapa of Chukhsa.He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of
Eucratides (King's head andDioscuri ), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ".Interestingly, the name "Κοζουλο" was also used by the first
Kushan rulerKujula Kadphises (Greek: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, "Kozoulou Kadphizou" or Κοζολα Καδαφες, "Kozola Kadaphes"), which may suggest some familly connection. [Rapson, "Indian coins of the British Museum", p.cvi]Notes
References
*Rapson, "Indian coins of the British Museum"
External links
* [http://www.grifterrec.com/y/cribb/ekk_cribb_03.html Dates for Kanishka and the Indo-Scythians]
* [http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/appendices.html Liaka Kusulaka onomastics]
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