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| Vima Kadphises | |
|---|---|
| Kushan emperor | |
.jpg) Double stater of Vima Kadphises. Obverse: diademed and crowned figure of Vima Kadphises seated facing on stool with ornate legs, head left, feet on footstool, holding laurel branch in raised right hand. Corrupted Greek language legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΟΟΗΜΟ ΚΑΔΦΙϹΗϹ ("Basileus Ooimo Kadphisis"): "King Vima Kadphises". Afghanistan. Guimet Museum, MG24356 | |
| Reign | 113–127 CE |
| Predecessor | Vima Takto |
| Successor | Kanishka |
| Dynasty | Kushan |
| Religion | Shaivism[1] |
Statue of Vima Kadphises
Vima Kadphises (or possibly Vima Takto)[2] on throne. The name of the ruler is mentioned in an epigraphic inscription at the feet of the statue. The inscription reads:
Maharaja rajatiraja devaputra
Mathura Museum.
Maharaja rajatiraja devaputra
Kushanaputra (Shahi Vamataksha) masya
Vakanapatina Huma (devakulu) karita
Mathura Museum.
Vima Kadphises (Greek: Οοημο Καδφιϲηϲ Ooēmo Kadphisēs (epigraphic); Kharosthi: 𐨬𐨁𐨨 𐨐𐨫𐨿𐨤𐨁𐨭 Vi-ma Ka-lpi-śa, Vima Kalpiśa) was a Kushan emperor from approximately 113 to 127 CE. According to the Rabatak inscription, he was the son of Vima Takto and the father of Kanishka.
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Evidence from coin issues suggests that the Kushan King Vima Kadphises (AD 100-127) was a devotee of a Hindu sect called Shaivism that celebrated Shiva as the Supreme Being. His coins proclaim him as a 'Worshipper of Shiva' and a Kharostani inscription found near Mat, close to the city of Mathura in northern India, commemorates the king as "steadfast in the true law and on account of his devotion, receiving the kingdom from Shiva
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