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Indo-Scythian (Saka) Kingdoms
Foreign / northwestern kingdom
Level 2
c. 110 BCE – c. 80 CE
Saka rulers such as Maues and Azes in the northwest and Mathura.
- Capital
- Taxila / Mathura
- Region
- Northwest
- Duration
- 189 years
- Main period
- Post-Mauryan Powers
Approximate extent.
Rulers
- Maues Kingc. 85–60 BCE
- Azes I Kingc. 48–25 BCEAzes era possibly began 57 BCE.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Indo-Scythian (Saka) Kingdoms for a significant part of its history.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Satavahana Empire ★
Deccan · c. 200 BCE – c. 225 CE
Kushan Empire ★
Northwest · c. 30 CE – c. 375 CE
Early Pandyas (Sangam era)
South · c. 400 BCE – c. 300 CE
Early Cholas (Sangam era)
South · c. 300 BCE – c. 300 CE
Early Cheras (Sangam era)
South · c. 300 BCE – c. 300 CE
Mahameghavahana (Chedi) of Kalinga
East · c. 200 BCE – c. 50 CE
Indo-Greek Kingdoms
Northwest · c. 200 BCE – c. 10 CE
Shunga Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 185–73 BCE
Kanva Dynasty
East · c. 73–28 BCE
Indo-Parthian Kingdom
Northwest · c. 19 CE – c. 100 CE
Western Kshatrapas
West · c. 35 CE – c. 415 CE