Kuninda kingdom

Kingdom of Kuninda
Before 2nd century BCE–3rd century
Silver coin of the Kuninda kingdom, c. 1st century BCE. These coins followed the Indo-Greek module.
Obv: Deer standing right, crowned by two cobras, attended by Lakshmi holding a lotus flower. Legend in Prakrit (Brahmi script, from left to right): Rajnah Kunindasya Amoghabhutisya maharajasya ("Great King Amoghabhuti, of the Kunindas").
Rev: Stupa surmounted by the Buddhist symbol triratna, and surrounded by a swastika, a "Y" symbol, and a tree in railing. Legend in Kharoshti script, from right to left: Rana Kunidasa Amoghabhutisa Maharajasa, ("Great King Amoghabhuti, of the Kunindas").
Location on the Kunindas and contemporary South Asian polities circa 150 CE.
Location of Kuninda relative to other groups: the Audumbaras, the Vemakas, the Vrishnis, the Yaudheyas, the Pauravas and the Arjunayanas.
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
Before 2nd century BCE
• Disestablished
3rd century
 Succeeded by
Gupta Empire
Today part ofIndia

The Kingdom of Kuninda (or Kulinda in ancient literature) was an ancient central Himalayan kingdom documented from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, located in the southern areas of modern Himanchal, Uttarakhand and western Nepal.

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