page_title: Vima Takto
section_title: Genealogy
hierarchical_section_title: Vima Takto / Rule / Genealogy
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a well preserved ancient coin from the Kushan Empire dating back to the 1st century AD. Refer Kushana Numismatics pg. 94 No. 49
context_page_description: Vima Takto or Vima Taktu was a Kushan emperor who reigned c. 80–90 CE.
context_section_description: He is mentioned in the Chinese Historical Chronicle of the Hou Hanshu, in relation to his father Kujula Kadphises:
  "Qiujiuque (Ch: 丘就卻) [Kujula Kadphises] was more than eighty years old when he died. His son, Yangaozhen (Ch:閻高珍) [probably Vema Tahk(tu) or, possibly, his brother Sadaṣkaṇa], became king in his place. He defeated Tianzhu [North-western India] and installed Generals to supervise and lead it. The Yuezhi then became extremely rich. All the kingdoms call [their king] the Guishuang [Kushan] king, but the Han call them by their original name, Da Yuezhi."
  The connection of Vima Takto with other Kushan rulers is described in the Rabatak inscription, which was written by Kanishka. Kanishka makes the list of the kings who ruled up to his time: Kujula Kadphises as his great-grandfather, Vima Takto as his grandfather, Vima Kadphises as his father, and himself Kanishka:
  "... for King Kujula Kadphises (his) great grandfather, and for King Vima Taktu (his) grandfather, and for King Vima Kadphises (his) father, and *also for himself, King Kanishka" (Cribb and Sims-Williams 1995/6: 80)
  A later inscription found at Vima's sanctuary at Mat, also records that he was the grandfather of Huvishka.
caption: A bronze coin of Vima Takto (Soter Megas) from c 80-110AD discovered in Northern Pakistan.
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