The exact dating of Jivadaman's reign has been debated. He may have ruled as late as 121 (199 CE).[3]
Jivadaman had no sons, and consequently he was succeeded by his cousin Rudrasena I.[4]
Coins of Jivadaman
With Jivadaman, Western Satrap coins started to be minted with a date, recorded in Brahmi numerals behind the king's head.[5] According to his coins, Jivadaman seems to have ruled two times, once between Saka Era 100 and 103 (178–181 CE), before the rule of Rudrasimha I, and once between Saka Era 119 and 120 (197–198 CE).
A coin dated to the beginning of the first reign of Jivadaman, in the year 100 () of the Saka Era (178 CE). Reverse: Chaitya with Brahmi script legend around starting at 6 o'clock: Jivadaman, Brahmi coin legend "King and Great Satrap Jivadaman, son of King and Great Satrap Damajadasri"[6]
Rapson, Edward James A catalogue of the Indian coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the Bodhi dynasty Eastern Book House, India, 1990. First published in 1908.
Indo-Scythian kings, territories and chronology (in green)
An Inscribed Silver Buddhist Reliquary of the Time of King Kharaosta and Prince Indravarman, Richard Salomon, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1996), pp. 442
A Kharosthī Reliquary Inscription of the Time of the Apraca Prince Visnuvarma, by Richard Salomon, South Asian Studies 11 1995, Pages 27-32, Published online: 09 Aug 2010
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