Kharapallana
Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap, ruled circa 130 CE
About Kharapallana
Kharapallana (Brahmi: , ; Greek: Ancient Greek: ) was an Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap who ruled around c. 130 CE.
Name Kharapallana's name is attested in the Greek form
Reign
The inscription was discovered on an early statue of a Boddhisattva, the Sarnath Bala Boddhisattva, now in the Sarnath Museum .
Vanaspara and Kharapallana were ruling for Kanishka over the eastern provinces of the Empire, including the Benares region.
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Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap, ruled circa 130 CE
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