Mirzapur stele inscription

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MaterialRed sandstone
Period/cultureCirca 15 CE
Discovered27°27′24″N 77°41′29″E / 27.4568°N 77.6914°E / 27.4568; 77.6914
PlaceMirzapur, Mathura, India.
Mirzapur stele inscription
Mirzapur stele inscription. Mathura Museum
MaterialRed sandstone
Period/cultureCirca 15 CE
Discovered27°27′24″N 77°41′29″E / 27.4568°N 77.6914°E / 27.4568; 77.6914
PlaceMirzapur, Mathura, India.
Present locationMathura Museum, GMM 79.29

The Mirzapur stele inscription, also called the Mirjāpur stele inscription, is a dedicatory inscription on a large stone slab discovered in the Mirzapur area of Mathura which mentions the erection of a water tank by Mulavasu and his consort Kausiki, during the reign of the Sodasa, the Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap ruler of Mathura, assuming the title of "Svami (Lord) Mahakshatrapa (Great Satrap)".[1][2][3]

Reign of Sodasa

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