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The word Great and this title are used to describe Rajavula, a ruler based in the Northern Indian area of Mathura. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this term originating outside of India, also used to describe Kardamaka rulers of a state in Gujarat and Sindh during the first century CE.
ANSWER: satraps [accept satrapies; accept Northern satraps or Western satraps; accept kshatrapa; accept kshathrapavan; accept shahrban]
[10m] The Northern and Western Satraps were ruled by these Iranian people, who conquered Indo-Greek states under the king Maues. These people wear pointed hats in Indian and Persian depictions, like the tomb of Darius the Great.
ANSWER: Indo-Saka [or Indo-Scythians or Shaka or Sacae]
[10e] The Saka satraps were finally defeated by this dynasty during the 5th century CE. Scholars like Aryabhata lived during this dynasty, which sponsored Sanskrit literature written by the Nine Jewels like Kalidasa.
ANSWER: Gupta
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