Northern Satraps
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A dynasty of Indo-Scythian rulers who held sway over the area of Eastern Punjab and Mathura after the decline of the Indo-Greeks.
Establishment
January 59 BC: Mitra dynasty (Mathura) conquered by the Northern Satraps.
January 59 BC: The Northern Satraps, a dynasty of Indo-Scythian rulers, took control of Eastern Punjab and Mathura after the Indo-Greeks.
January 59 BC: The Indo-Scythians, led by King Azes II, defeated the Indian kings in the Mathura area in 60 BC. This marked the expansion of the Indo-Scythian Kingdom in northern India.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 49 BC: The Yuga Purana describes an invasion of Pataliputra by the Scythians, led by the Indo-Scythian King Azes I, in -50. Pataliputra was the capital of the Maurya Empire at the time, ruled by King Vikramaditya.
January 51: Kujula Kadphises was the founder of the Kushan Dynasty, a powerful empire that ruled over northern India in the 1st century AD. Under his leadership, the Kushans expanded their territory by absorbing the northern Indian part of the kingdom.
Disestablishment
January 101: The Northern Satraps were probably displaced by, or became vassals of, the Kushans from the time of Vima Kadphises, who is known to have ruled in Mathura in 90-100 CE.
