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Hunnic Tribes. Alchon Huns, Mihirakula(?) (c. 515-540). BI Drachm. Obv. Diademed and crowned bust right; uncertain symbol (yak whisk ?) to left; trident to right. Rev. Vague incuse of obverse. Alram, Alchon -; Göbl, Dokumente Em. 139. BI. 3.55 g. 25.00 mm. RR. VF. ���
Mihirakula, (flourished 6th century CE), second and final Huna (Hun) king of India, son of Toramana, the first Huna king there. Inscriptions belonging to Mihirakula's and his father's reigns have been found as far south as Eran (near present-day Sagar, Madhya Pradesh state). A patron of Shaivism (worship of the Hindu god Shiva), Mihirakula is recorded in Buddhist tradition as having been uncouth and extremely cruel. Together with Yashodharman of Malwa, the Gupta rulers confronted Mihirakula and forced him back northward. Ultimately, his kingdom was limited to the Kashmir and Punjab regions, with its capital at Shakala (present-day Sialkot, Pakistan). Huna power declined after his reign.
Mihirakula, (flourished 6th century CE), second and final Huna (Hun) king of India, son of Toramana, the first Huna king there. Inscriptions belonging to Mihirakula's and his father's reigns have been found as far south as Eran (near present-day Sagar, Madhya Pradesh state). A patron of Shaivism (worship of the Hindu god Shiva), Mihirakula is recorded in Buddhist tradition as having been uncouth and extremely cruel. Together with Yashodharman of Malwa, the Gupta rulers confronted Mihirakula and forced him back northward. Ultimately, his kingdom was limited to the Kashmir and Punjab regions, with its capital at Shakala (present-day Sialkot, Pakistan). Huna power declined after his reign.