Heraios

Heraios (Bactrian: Ηλου Ēlou, sometimes Heraus, Heraos, Miaos) was apparently a king or clan chief of the Kushans (reign: c. 1 –30 CE), one of the five constituent tribes of the Yuezhi, in Bactria, in the early 1st century CE.

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Royalty.caption: Silver tetradrachm of Kushan king Heraios.Obv: Bust of Heraios, with Greek royal headband.Rev: Horse-mounted King, crowned with a wreath by the Greek goddess of victory Nike. Greek legend: ΤΥΡΑΝΝΟΥΟΤΟΣ ΗΛΟΥ - ΣΑΝΑΒ - ΚΟϷϷΑΝΟΥ "The Tyrant Heraios, Sanav (meaning unknown), of the Kushans".
Royalty.succession: Kushan ruler
Royalty.reign: c. 1 –30 CE
Royalty.coronation: 1 BCE
Royalty.full name: Heraios Kadphises
Royalty.predecessor: Sapadbizes
Royalty.successor: Kujula Kadphises
Royalty.issue: Kujula Kadphises, Vima Takto
Royalty.dynasty: Kushan
Royalty.birth_date: 23 BCE
Royalty.birth_place: Taskhand
Royalty.death_date: 30 CE
Royalty.death_place: Srinagar ?
Royalty.name: Heraios
Royalty.image: Heraios coin.jpg

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date of death: 0030-01-01
Commons category: Heraios
date of birth: 0050-00-00

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Several scholars question his existence as a separate historical figure and suggest that "Heraios" may have been another name for his nominal successor Kujula Kadphises. For example, numismatist Joe Cribb points out the similarity of coins minted by Kujula to those of a Greco-Bactrian predecessor named Hermaios Soter (or Hermaeus Soter). Moreover, some portraits of Kujula resemble Hermaios, suggesting that Kujula may have initially reused the design of coins issued during the reign of Hermaios Soter.