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Item No. 816220 PARATA RAJAS: Unknown King, ca. 1st Century AD, AE drachm (1.23g), diademed, beardless bust right of the Parata Raja / swastika at center, Kharoshti legends around, Fine, R. Parata Rajas were the Indo-Parthian governors of Saurashtra. Very little is known about them, including the extand of their dominion, the names of most rulers or the dates of their reigns. Parata Rajas became independent in 78 AD, an event leading to the establishment of the Saka Era - their descendants ruled Saurashtra for over 300 years and Kshaharatas and Kshatrapas of Saurashtra. |
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