Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Saka [a] were a group of nomadic Eastern Iranian peoples who lived in the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD. [7] [8] The Saka were closely related to the Scythians, and both groups formed part of the wider Scythian cultures. [9]
The first Saka king of India was Maues/Moga (1st century BCE) who established Saka power in Gandhara. The Indo-Scythians extended their supremacy over north-western subcontinent, conquering the Indo-Greeks and other local kingdoms. [2] The Indo-Scythians were apparently subjugated by the Kushan Empire, by either Kujula Kadphises or Kanishka.
The scholars A. Abetekov and H. Yusupov have also suggested that the Dahā were a constituent tribe of the Massagetae. [22] C. J. Brunner suggested that the Daha were either neighbours of the Saka Tigraxauda or that both groups were part of the same people. [23]
They were apparently subjugated by the Kushan Empire's Kujula Kadphises or Kanishka. [a] The Saka continued to govern as satrapies, [b] forming the Northern Satraps and Western Satraps. The power of the Saka rulers began to decline during the 2nd century CE after the Indo-Scythians were defeated by the Satavahana emperor Gautamiputra Satakarni.
The power of the Western Satraps started to decline in the 2nd century CE after the Saka rulers were defeated by the Emperor Gautamiputra Satakarni of the Satavahana dynasty. [2] After this, the Saka kingdom revived, but was ultimately defeated by Chandragupta II of the Gupta Empire in the 4th century CE. [3]
Bukayo Saka says he and his Arsenal team-mates are "not scared" of saying they want to win the Premier League or Champions League this season. The Gunners have finished runners-up to Manchester ...
The Saka people were known as the Sai (塞, sāi, sək in Old Sinitic) in ancient Chinese records. [33] These records indicate that they originally inhabited the Ili and Chu River valleys of modern Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan .
Bukayo Saka - leg injury. Mikel Arteta admitted Saka and Declan Rice’s injuries “did not look good” after both were withdrawn in the second half against Chelsea.