Gardabhilla, who was believed to be the father of a legendary ruler,
Vikramaditya, was a king of
Ujjain
Ujjain (, Hindustani language, Hindustani pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the States and territories of India, Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Prad ...
in the first century BC.
Life
He is said to have kidnapped the sister of Kalakacharya II (a Jain monk). According to
Merutunga's ''Vicarasreni'', he rose to power in 74 BCE and was defeated by
Saka
The Saka ( Old Persian: ; Kharoṣṭhī: ; Ancient Egyptian: , ; , old , mod. , ), Shaka (Sanskrit ( Brāhmī): , , ; Sanskrit (Devanāgarī): , ), or Sacae (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ) were a group of nomadic Iranian peoples who hist ...
s in 61 BCE.
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