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Mathura Lion Capital

1st century CE · 1st century

The Mathura Lion Capital is a sandstone column capital carved with two lions, found at Mathura in northern India and now in the British Museum. Its inscriptions in Kharoshthi record donations to the Buddhist community by the chief queen of the Indo-Scythian satrap Rajuvula and name other members of the ruling family. It is a key source for the Saka rulers of Mathura.

Mathura Lion Capital
Image: Anthony Huan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Indo-ScythiansNorthern Satraps

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mathura Lion Capital. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mathura-lion-capital
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