Mehama

Mehama
Tegin of the Alchon Huns
Portrait of king Mehama
Reign 461-493
Successor Lakhana Udayaditya
Died 493

Mehama, ruled c.461-493, was a king of Alchon Huns dynasty (Chinese: 嚈噠). He is little known, but the Talagan copper scroll mentions him as an active ruler making a donation to a Buddhist stupa in 492/93.[1][2] At that time, it is considered that the Alchon Huns were firmly in charge of the Buddhist region around Taxila, but had not yet started to conquer the Indian mainland.

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  1. ↑ Gudrun Melzer; Lore Sander (2006). Jens Braarvig, ed. A Copper Scroll Inscription from the Time of the Alchon Huns. Buddhist manuscripts. 3. Hermes Pub. pp. 251–278. together with the great Íahi Khiãgila, together with the god-king Toramana, together with the mistress of a great monastery Sasa, together with the great sahi Mehama, together with Sadavikha, together with the great king Javukha, the son of Sadavikha, during the reign of Mehama.
  2. ↑ For an image of the copper scroll: Coin Cabinet of the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna Showcase 8
Preceded by
Javukha		 Tegin of the Alchon Huns
461-493		 Succeeded by
Lakhana Udayaditya


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