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Indravarma

Indo-Scythian king of the Apracas, who ruled in the area of Bajaur in modern northwestern Pakistan

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Indravarman or Indravarma (Kharosthi: 𐨀𐨁𐨎𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨬𐨪𐨿𐨨 , ), also called Itravasu on his coinage, was an Apracharaja who ruled in Gandhara, with his capital in Bajaur. He succeeded the previous Apracharaja Indravasu, in 50 BC and was the son of the Apracha general. Vispavarma. Indravarma had a son, Aspavarma, commander and later king, known from an inscription discovered at Taxila.

Indravarman is known from his dedicatory inscription on the Bajaur casket, an ancient reliquary from the area of Bajaur in ancient Gandhara, in the present-day Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. It is dated to around 5-6 CE. He may have had a sister named Vasavadatta, who is known from the dedication of a water pot.

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Family & relationships

Child
Aspavarma
Child
Sasan (Apraca)
Parent
Vispavarma

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Who was Indravarma?

Indo-Scythian king of the Apracas, who ruled in the area of Bajaur in modern northwestern Pakistan

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Indravarma

· Wikidata: Q28062476

· DBpedia: Indravarma

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