Vasudeva II
| Vasudeva II | |
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Coin Vasudeva II, Guimet Museum, MA24360. | |
| Kushan emperor | |
| Reign | c. 275–300 |
| Predecessor | Kanishka III |
| Successor | Shaka |
| Dynasty | Kushan |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Vasudeva II (Middle Brahmi script: Bā-zo-de-o Sanskritzied to "Vasudeva") was a Kushan emperor who ruled c. 275–300. He was probably the successor of Kanishka III and may have been succeeded by an emperor named Shaka Kushan.
Vasudeva II probably only was a local ruler in the area of Taxila, in western Punjab, under the suzerainty of the Gupta Empire.
Vasudeva II was a contemporary of Hormizd I Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanians, as he is known to have overstruck a large quantity of the early copper coins of Hormizd I issued south of the Hindu-Kush.
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Dinar of Vasudeva II.
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A bronze coin of Vasudeva II enthroned. Circa 290–310
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Coin of Vasudeva II. The name of the ruler appears vertically next to his left arm in Gupta script: Vā-su.