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Indian Epigraphy c16.s2.18

Indian Epigraphy c16.s2.18

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c16.s2.18

⁴ *Select Inscriptions*, pp. 120 ff. Kadphises I was called *Dhramathida* (Sanskrit *Dharma-sthita* or *Sacadhamathida* (Sanskrit *Satya-dharma-sthita*), possibly referring to his adherence to the Buddhist faith. He was also called a *Yavuga* which is believed to be a Scythian word meaning ‘a prince’ (ibid., p. 108). The Hūṇa king Toramāṇa enjoyed the same title in the form *Jauvla* (ibid. p. 399).