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Who among the following depicted Siva on their coins ? (a) Harsha (b) Sasanka (c) Vasudeva (d) Vim Kadphises

Who among the following depicted Siva on their coins ? (a) Harsha (b) Sasanka (c) Vasudeva (d) Vim Kadphises Correct Answer (a), (b), (c) and (d)

  • The founder of the Kushana Empire, Kujala Kadphises, ruled parts of Parthia, Kabul, Kandahar and parts of Afghanistan, his rule extended until the borders of northwestern India. His son Vima/ Vim Kadphises extended his rule in India as well and was instrumental in establishing the Kushana Empire, right up to Mathura.

  • A study of his coins, depict him as Maharaja, Rajadhiraja, Sarvalokeswara, Mahisavara, Devaputra, by the time of Vima Kadphises, or Kadphises II as he was also known as, greatly Indianized the empire and even adopted Hinduism. He became a devotee of Lord Shiva and his coins depict images of Shiva, with a trident, holding a tiger skin and facing a bull.

  • The son of Vima Kadphises, Kanishka was one of the greatest rulers of the Kushana Empire.

  • King Harshavardhana or Harsha as he is better known as, was one of the last rulers of the Vardhana or the Pushyabhuti Dynasty, under the skilful military administration of King Harsha, the Gupta dynasty rose to its greatest heights. King Harsha was initially a worshipper of Lord Shiva but later adopted Mahayana Buddhism; his later coins also depict images of Lord Shiva, Surya and Buddha.

  • King Sasanka of the Gauda Kingdom of West Bengal is the only known ruler of the kingdom. It is said that the ruler was an ardent Hindu and promoted Hinduism too. His coins depict the Hindu God Shiva with a bull on one side and Goddess Lakshmi on another. We come to know of King Sasanka from his coins and also the Harishcharita of Banabhatta, the latter has documented the political conflict between the Harsha and Sasanka.

  • King Vasudeva was a ruler of the Kushana Empire; he was the first Kushana ruler, whose name was directly inspired by the God of the Hindu pantheon. As we already know that the founders of this dynasty also revered Lord Shiva, this pattern is also evident in the coins issued by Vasudeva, the ruler is shown holding a trident, near a fire altar, depicting a sacrifice as a  mark of respect to Lord Shiva.

  • Hence option 4 is correct

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