Gadana

Gondophares III Gudana (Kharosthi: 𐨒𐨂𐨡𐨥𐨪 𐨒𐨂𐨜𐨣 Gu-da-pha-ra Gu-ḍa-na, Gudaphara Guḍana^[1]^[2]), or Gadana, also called Orthagnes (Ancient Greek: ΟΡΘΑΓΝΗϹ Orthagnēs^[1]), was an Indo-Parthian king.^[3] He may have ruled circa 20–30 CE (25-55 CE according to Mitchiner).^[3] He was one of the successors of Gondophares, together with Abdagases, Sases, Gondophares II, Sarpedones, and Pacores.^[4] He may have ruled from Arachosia to Eastern Punjab.^[4]

Notes

^ a b Gardner, Percy, The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 109
^ Cunningham, Alexander, COINS OF THE INDO-SCYTHIANS. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 8 (1888), pp. 199-248
^ a b Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770
^ a b On the Cusp of an Era: Art in the Pre-Kuṣāṇa World, Doris Srinivasan, BRILL, 2007, p.255 [1]

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[gardner-1] Gardner, Percy, The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 109

[2] Cunningham, Alexander, COINS OF THE INDO-SCYTHIANS. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 8 (1888), pp. 199-248

[Mitchiner-3] Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770

[Srinivasan-4] On the Cusp of an Era: Art in the Pre-Kuṣāṇa World, Doris Srinivasan, BRILL, 2007, p.255 [1]