Skunkha

Also known as Skunxa, Skuka

Skunkha (Old Persian: ), was king of the Massagetae| ("Saka who wear pointed caps"), a group of the Saka, in the 6th century BC.

Key facts

Royalty.name: Skuⁿxa
Royalty.image: Behistun relief Skunkha.jpg
Royalty.caption: Behistun relief of SkuⁿxaLabel: ("This Skuⁿxa, he is a Saka")
Royalty.succession: King of the Massagetae|
Royalty.reign: mid 6th century BCE–518 BCE
Royalty.predecessor: Tomyris (?)
Royalty.successor: unknown
Royalty.religion: Scythian religion
Royalty.native_lang1: Saka

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Saka
Occupation: monarch
Follows: Tomyris
Image: Behistun.Inscript.Skunkha.jpg

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Skunkha (Old Persian: ), was king of the Massagetae| ("Saka who wear pointed caps"), a group of the Saka, in the 6th century BC.

==Name== The name might be related to the Ossetian term meaning "distinguishing oneself," and attested as () in the Iron dialect, and as ) in the Digor dialect.

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