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Saka king (fl. 519 BCE) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skunkha (Old Persian: 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎧 Skuⁿxa),[1] was king of the Sakā tigraxaudā ("Saka who wear pointed caps"), a group of the Saka, in the 6th century BC.
Skuⁿxa | |
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King of the Sakā tigraxaudā | |
Reign | mid 6th century BCE–518 BCE |
Predecessor | Tomyris (?) |
Successor | unknown |
Saka | Skuⁿxa |
Religion | Scythian religion |
The name Skuⁿxa might be related to the Ossetian term meaning "distinguishing oneself," and attested as skₒyxyn (скойхйн) in the Digor dialect, and as æsk’wænxun (ӕскъуӕнхун) in the Iron dialect.[2][3]
In 519 BC, Darius I of Achaemenids attacked the Saka tribe and captured their king. His capture is depicted in the relief sculpture of Behistun Inscription, last in a row of defeated "lying kings".[4] After his defeat, Darius replaced him with the chief of another tribe.[5]
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