Coin of Azes I ( 57- 35 BCE). Obv: Azes I in military dress, on a horse, with couched spear. Greek legend: BASILOS BASILEON MEGALOU AZOU "of the Great King of Kings Azes". Rev: Zeus with long scepter and thunderbolt. Kharoshti legend: MAHARAJASA RAJARAJASA MAHATASA AYASA "of the Great King of Kings Azes". Azes I (57-35 BCE) was an Indo-Scythian ruler who completed the domination of the Scythians in northern India.
Although Maues and his successors had conquered the areas of Gandhara, as well as the area of Mathura from 85 BCE, they were unsuccessful against the Indo-Greek kings remaining behind the Jhelum River in eastern Punjab. The Indo-Greek Hippostratos (65-55 BCE) finally lost to Azes I after a long resistance.
See also
External links
- Coins of Azes I (http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Azes+I&Thumb=1)
References
- "The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies" by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) ISBN 1581152035
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
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