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{{Infobox royalty
| name =Amogh
| title =[[Kuninda Kingdom]]
| image= KunindaCoin.JPG
| caption =<small>Silver coin of king Amogh, c. 1st century BC.<br>'''Obv:''' Deer standing right, crowned by two cobras, attended by [[Lakshmi]] holding a [[Sacred lotus|lotus]] flower. Legend in [[Prakrit]] ([[Brāhmī script|Brahmi]] script, from left to right): ''Rajnah Kunindasya Amogh maharajasya'' ("Great King Amoghabhuti, of the Kunindas").<br>'''Rev:''' [[Stupa]] surmounted by the [[Buddhist]] symbol [[triratna]], and surrounded by a [[swastika]], a "Y" symbol, and a tree in railing. Legend in [[Kharoshti]] script, from right to left: ''Rana Kunidasa Amogh Maharajasa'', ("Great King Amogh, of the Kunindas").</small>
| reign = Late 2nd century BC to 1st century BC
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'''Amogh''' was a king of the [[Kuninda Kingdom]] in northern [[India]], during the late 2nd century BC to 1st century BC.

He is well known for his beautiful silver and copper [[coin]]age where his name is mentioned, along with his title, ''Maharaja''. His silver coinage followed the silver standard of the [[Indo-Greek]] coins, suggesting the existence of [[commerce|commercial]] exchanges with these neighbours. The obverse of his silver coins bears a legend in Brahmi: ''Rajnah Kunindasya Amoghabhutisya maharajasya'' and the reverse bears a legend in Kharoshti: ''Rana Kunindasa Amoghabhutisa Maharajasa''. His copper coins bear on the obverse the same Brahmi legend as his silver issues but the Kharoshti legend on the obverse is replaced by a border of dots.<ref>Lahiri, Bela (1974). ''Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 B.C. to 320 A.D.)'', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp. 235–6</ref><ref>Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyyam, [https://books.google.com/books?id=8EJw6O4VFFsC&pg=PA156 ''A pageant of Indian culture: art and archaeology'' p. 156''ff'']</ref>

King Amogh was a follower of the Buddhist faith, as indicated by the representation of the Buddhist [[triratana]] on his coins.

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==References==
#{{cite book
| last = Bopearachchi
| first = Osmund
| author-link = Bopearachchi
| title = Monnaies Gréco-Bactriennes et Indo-Grecques, Catalogue Raisonné
| year = 1991
| language = French
| publisher = Bibliothèque Nationale de France
| location =
| isbn = 2-7177-1825-7
}}

[[Category:2nd-century BC Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:1st-century BC Indian monarchs]]

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