Azilises
Template:Infobox royalty Azilises (Greek: Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". (epigraphic); Kharosthi: Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang".[1]) was an Indo-Scythian king who ruled in the area of Gandhara circa 57-35 BCE.
Name
Azes's name is attested on his coins in the Greek form Script error: No such module "lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and the Kharosthi form Script error: No such module "lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".),[1] which are both derived from the Saka name Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning "commander-in-chief".[2]
Coinage
Azilises issued some joint coins with Azes, where Azes is presented as king on the obverse (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ), and Azilises is introduced as king on the obverse in kharoshthi ("Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayilisasa", "The great king, the king of kings, the great Azilises").[3]
See also
References
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Sources
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- The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) Template:ISBN
- The Greeks in Bactria and India, W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.