Liaka Kusulaka name is recorded on his coins in the
Greek form Liako Kozoulo (ΛιακοΚοζουλο), and on the
Taxila copper plate in the
Kharosthi form Liako Kusuluko (𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐𐨆𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐𐨆).[1] The name is composed od from
Saka*Ryaka, meaning "youth" and *Kuzulaka "striving, ambitious, energetic".[2]
Reign
He is mentioned in the
Taxila copper plate inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father of
Patika Kusulaka, and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of the
Western Satraps) and as kshatrapa of
Chukhsa.
He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of
Eucratides (King's head and
Dioscuri), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ".
The name "Κοζουλο" was also used by the first
Kushan ruler
Kujula Kadphises (Greek: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, Kozoulou Kadphizou or Κοζολα Καδαφες, Kozola Kadaphes), which may suggest some family connection.[3]
^An Inscribed Silver Buddhist Reliquary of the Time of King Kharaosta and Prince Indravarman, Richard Salomon, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1996), pp. 442
[1]
^A Kharosthī Reliquary Inscription of the Time of the Apraca Prince Visnuvarma, by Richard Salomon, South Asian Studies 11 1995, Pages 27-32, Published online: 09 Aug 2010
[2]