Sases

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Sases was a prominent Indo-Parthian ruler known from coinage and inscriptions that attest to his authority in parts of northwestern South Asia during the early centuries CE.

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instanceOf Indo-Parthian ruler ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
areaOfInfluence trade routes between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent ⓘ
coinIconography Hellenistic motifs ⓘ
Iranian motifs ⓘ
coinLanguage Greek ⓘ
Prakrit (in Kharosthi script) ⓘ
coinMaterial copper ⓘ
silver ⓘ
country Indo-Parthian Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Parthians
culture Indo-Parthian ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Parthians
evidenceType epigraphic evidence ⓘ
numismatic evidence ⓘ
hasTitle Basileus (King) (in Greek legends on coins) ⓘ
historicalStatus poorly documented in literary sources ⓘ
primarily reconstructed from coins and inscriptions ⓘ
knownFrom coinage ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
partOf Indo-Parthian dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Indo-Parthians
positionHeld king ⓘ
precededBy earlier Indo-Parthian rulers ⓘ
regionRuled Gandhara ⓘ
northwestern South Asia ⓘ
parts of present-day Pakistan ⓘ
religion likely associated with local Iranian and Indian religious traditions ⓘ
scriptUsedOnCoins Greek ⓘ
Kharosthi ⓘ
succeededBy later Indo-Parthian or Kushan rulers in the region ⓘ
timePeriod 1st–2nd century CE (approximate) ⓘ
early centuries CE ⓘ

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