The Talagan Copper Scroll (also known as the Schøyen Copper Scroll), dated 492/3 CE and authorized by the Alchon Huns, lists four Alchon kings with Sanskrit hierarchical titles. It concerns construction of a Buddhist stupa, with place names suggesting Alchon reach into Kashmir. Toramana, the second most powerful king, soon claimed sole rulership, calling himself emperor by 498 CE.
Showyan Copper Scroll documents Alchon political hierarchy and Buddhist patronage
Key facts
- The Showyan Copper Scroll was authorized by the Alchon Huns and references four Alchon kings
- The scroll dates to 495 or 496 CE
- The titles used for the Alchon kings employ Sanskrit terms denoting a hierarchical system
- The second most powerful king, Toramana, became sole ruler, effectively destroying the previous four-king system
- The scroll concerns the erection of a Buddhist stupa rather than the kings themselves
- Place names in the document suggest Alchon control reached Kashmir by this time
- By 498 CE, Toramana was in sole control and designated himself emperor as far south as Iran and Kosambi
- Officials and aristocrats under the Alchon kings appear to have been drawn from the wider Kushan world
Sources
A Copper Scroll Inscription from the Time of the Alchon Hunsucrisportal.univie.ac.at
by G Melzer · 2006 · Cited by 57 — Copper Scroll Inscription from the Time of the Alchon Huns. Pages 251-278 Number of pages 28 Volume 3
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