Indravasu
Indo-Scythian king of the Apracas in Bajaur, western Pakistan; ruled circa 15 CE
About Indravasu
Indravasu (Kharosthi: 𐨀𐨁𐨎𐨡𐨿𐨪𐨬𐨯𐨂 ) was an Apracharaja ruling in Gandhara with his capital in Bajaur of modern Pakistan. He succeeded the previous Apracharaja, Vijayamitra in 32 CE.
Rukhana reliquary
He is mentioned in a recently discovered inscription in Kharoshthi on a Buddhist reliquary (the "Rukhana reliquary", published by Salomon in 2005), which gives a relationship between several eras of the period, and especially gives confirmation of a Yavana era in relation to the Azes era. He was the son of king Vijayamitra.
Silver Buddhist reliquary of Prince Indravarma
He is also mentioned as king of the Apracas on another inscription:
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Indo-Scythian king of the Apracas in Bajaur, western Pakistan; ruled circa 15 CE
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