Chhu

Chhu

Chhu

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Chhu (Brahmi script: Chhu) seems to have been a late Kushan Empire ruler, who ruled from 310 to 325 CE.[2] His coinage is very similar to that of his near-contemporary Vasudeva.[3] His rule corresponds to the last days of the Kushan Empire, before the conquest by Kidara.[4]

Coin of Kushan ruler Chhu. The “Chhu” letter in the Brahmi script appears under the left arm of the ruler.[1]

The rule of Chhu was probably centered on the Punjab and neighbouring areas.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Catalogue Of The Coins In The Indian Museum Calcutta Vol I. 1906. p. 89.
  2. [2]
    Smith, Vincent Arthur (1906). Catalogue of the Coins in the Indian Museum Calcutta Including the Cabinet of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Clarendon Press. p. 89.
  3. [3]
    East and West. Istituto italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente. 1975. p. 155.
  4. [4]
    Mitchiner, Michael (1978). The ancient & classical world, 600 B.C.-A.D. 650. Hawkins Publications ; distributed by B. A. Seaby. pp. 8/465. ISBN 9780904173161.
  5. [5]
    Catalogue Of The Coins In The Indian Museum Calcutta Vol I. 1906. pp. 88–89.
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