Apracharajas
The Apracharajas (Kharosthi: π¨π¨€π¨Ώπ¨ͺπ¨π¨ͺπ¨ A-pra-ca-ra-ja), also known as Avacarajas (Kharosthi: π¨π¨¬π¨π¨ͺπ¨ A-va-ca-ra-ja), were an Indo-Scythian ruling dynasty of present-day western Pakistan and eastern Afghanistan. The Apracharaja capital, known as Apracapura (also Avacapura), was located in the Bajaur district of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Apraca rule of Bajaur lasted from the 1st century BCE to the 1st century CE.
Apracharajas | |
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| 15 BCEβ50 CE | |
Silver coin of the Apracaraja Vijayamitra in the name of Azes II. Buddhist triratna symbol in the left field on the reverse.
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Approximate location of the Apracharajas. | |
| Capital | Bajaur |
| Common languages | Scythian language Prakrit (Kharoshthi script) Greek (coinage) |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Government | Monarchy |
| Historical era | Antiquity |
β’ Established | 15 BCE |
β’ Disestablished | 50 CE |
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