Kharapallana
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Kharapallana (Brahmi: Kha-ra-pa-llā-na, Kharapallāna; Greek: Ancient Greek: Χαροβαλανο Kharobalano[1]) was an Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap who ruled around c. 130 CE.
Kharapallana
The names of the Mahakshatrapa ("Great Satrap") Kharapallana and the Kshatrapa ("Satrap") Vanaspara in the year 3 of Kanishka (circa 129 CE) were found on this statue of a Bodhisattva from Sarnath, dedicated by "brother (Bhikshu) Bala", the Sarnath Bala Boddhisattva.
The inscription with the portion Ksatrapena Vanasparena Kharapallanena "Satraps Vanaspara and Kharapallana". The mention of the Satraps is repeated on other shorter inscriptions on the statue.
Name
Kharapallana's name is attested in the Greek form Kharobalano (Ancient Greek: Χαροβαλανο)[1] and in the Brahmi form Kharapallāna, which are derived from the Saka name *Xāravalāna, meaning "splendid youth".[2]
Reign
He is mentioned as a "Great Satrap" (Brahmi:
The inscription was discovered on an early statue of a Boddhisattva, the Sarnath Bala Boddhisattva, now in the Sarnath Museum .[4]
Vanaspara and Kharapallana were ruling for Kanishka over the eastern provinces of the Empire, including the Benares region.[5]
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