Skunkha
Saka king (fl. 519 BCE)
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Skunkha (Old Persian: 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎧 Skuⁿxa),[1] was king of the Sakā tigraxaudā ("Saka who wear pointed caps"), a group of the Saka, in the 6th century BC.
| Skuⁿxa | |
|---|---|
 | |
| King of the Sakā tigraxaudā | |
| Reign | mid 6th century BCE–518 BCE |
| Predecessor | Tomyris (?) |
| Successor | unknown |
| Saka | Skuⁿxa |
| Religion | Scythian religion |
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Capture
In 519 BC, Darius I of the Persian Achaemenid Empire attacked the Saka tribe and captured their king. His capture is depicted in the relief sculpture of Behistun Inscription, last in a row of defeated "lying kings".[4] After his defeat, Darius replaced him with the chief of another tribe.[5]
