Jayadaman

Jayadaman
Western Satrap
Coin of Jayadaman.
Reign130 CE?
PredecessorChastana
SuccessorRudradaman I
IssueRudradaman I, Indradaman
FatherChastana

Jayadaman was a Western Kshatrapa ruler, although possibly only a Kshatrapa, rather than a Mahakshatrapa. He was the son of Chastana, and the father of Rudradaman I and Indradaman but he may have pre-deceased Chastana, and never ruled as supreme ruler of the Western Kshatrapas.[1] This is suggested by the fact that Chastana and Rudraman I are known from contemporary Indian inscriptions to have ruled jointly.[2]

His diminished title may also have been a consequence of the conquests of the Satavahanas over Kshatrapa territory.[2] He is believed to have reigned around 130 AD.

The coins of Jayadaman were rather crude, most made of copper/potin and square and earlier it was believed that these were the only coins of his issued.[2] We now have conventional silver drachms of two types from his reign.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Political history of ancient India by Hemchandra Raychaudhuri p.260
  2. 1 2 3 Malwa through the ages, from the earliest times to 1305 A.D. by Kailash Chand Jain p.371
  3. ↑ "The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Western Kshatrapas, Jayadaman". coinindia.com. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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