Abhiraka
Abhiraka
Khaharatasa Khatrapasa
Abhiraka (Greek: AYBIPAKOY, Brahmi: š šŖšŗšš Abhiraka), also Aubheraka, Aubhirakes, or formerly Aghudaka, was an Abhira King and a member of the Kshaharata dynasty of the Western Satraps circa 30 CE. He was the father of Bhumaka, and the grandfather of Nahapana.[2][3][4][5][6]
He is known through his coins, which are found in the northern Pakistan area of Chukhsa, and then later in the south, suggesting a southern migration at some point, possibly in search for trade. His coins have been found in Afghanistan and as far as Arab states of the Persian Gulf.[7][6] The coinage, reminiscent of the coinage of the Indo-Greeks, has on the obverse a winged Nike with Greek legend "CATRAPATOY CATRAĪ OY AYBIPAKOY" ("Abhiraka, Satrap of the Satraps"), and the reverse shows a lion or a horse facing a wheel, with Brahmi or Kharoshthi legend around Khaharatasa Khatrapasa Abhirakasa jayatasa Abhirakasa" ("The Khsaharata Satrap Abhiraka, victory to Abhiraka").[1]
"Abhiraka" may also mean "member of the tribe of the Abhiras",[8] and a connection between "Abhiraka" and the tribe of the Abhiras has also been proposed.[9]