Western Satraps

Western Satraps was a state in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa (South Asia) that lasted from c. 35 to 415 CE, about 380 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Saka governors who became independent kings of Gujarat, Malwa and Sindh. Rudradaman I left the first long Sanskrit inscription at Junagadh in 150 CE, and the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II ended their rule.

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Facts

Dates

c. 35 to 415 CE

Duration

380 years

Type

State

Region

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, South Asia

Language family

Iranian

Capital

Ujjain, Minnagara

Became

• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 127 Kanishka becomes Kushan emperor

Neighbours in South Asia

• Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Satavahana dynasty c. 100 BCE to 220 CE
• Vakataka dynasty c. 250 to 500 CE
• Kamarupa c. 350 to 1140 CE
• Western Ganga dynasty c. 350 to 1000 CE
• Early Cholas c. 300 BCE to 300 CE
• Early Cheras c. 300 BCE to 300 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe

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