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| Sases (Sasan) | |
|---|---|
| Apracha King (Gāndhārī: Apacaraja) | |
 Rev Kharoshthi inscription: "Great king of kings, divine and saviour, Gondophares Sases". | |
| Reign | 1st century CE |
| Predecessor | Aspavarma |
| Successor | Vima Takto |
| Dynasty | Apracharajas |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Sases, also known as Gondophares IV Sases (Kharosthi: 𐨒𐨂𐨡𐨂𐨥𐨪 𐨯𐨯 Gu-du-pha-ra Sa-sa, Guduphara Sasa[1]), was an Indo-Parthian king and Apracharaja[2] who ruled in Gandhara. He is only known from coins and ruled for at least 26 years after succeeding Gondophares.[3] At some point during his reign he assumed the title Gondophares, which was held by the supreme Indo-Parthian rulers.
With the modern datings supplied by Robert Senior, Gondophares IV is a likely candidate for several possible historical references to Indo-Parthian kings of the 1st century AD. Traditionally, these references have been thought to be about Gondophares I, as earlier scholars did not realise that "Gondophares" became a title after the death of this king, just as the name of the first emperor, Augustus, in the Roman Empire, was used by all later emperors as a title.
- ^ Cunningham, Alexander, COINS OF THE INDO-SCYTHIANS. The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society, Third Series, Vol. 8 (1888), pp. 199-248
- ^ Sastri, K. a Nilakanta (1957). Comprehensive History Of India Vol.2 (mauryas And Satavahanas). p. 215.
The interesting additional information we get from these coins is that Sasan, a former associate of Gondophares and afterwards one of his successors in the Taxila region, was the son of Aspa's brother
- ^ See main Indo-Parthian page for references to Robert Senior's modern chronology
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