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rudrasena iv none western satrap rudrasimhaiii.jpg rudrasimha iii
 rudrasimha iii 388 - 395
rudrasimha iii

rudrasimha iii was the last ruler of the western satraps in india , in the 4th century .
a fragment from the natya-darpana mentions the gupta king ramagupta , the elder brother of chandragupta ii , decided to expand his kingdom by attacking the western satraps in gujarat .
the campaign soon took a turn for the worse and the gupta army was trapped .
the saka king , rudrasimha iii , demanded that ramagupta hand over his wife dhruvadevi in exchange for peace .
to avoid the ignominy the guptas decide to send madhavasena , a courtesan and a beloved of chandragupta , disguised as the queen .
however , chandragupta changes the plan and himself goes to the saka king disguised as the queen .
he then kills rudrasimha and later his own brother , ramagupta .
dhruvadevi is then married to chandragupta .
the western satraps were ultimately conquered by emperor chandragupta ii .
this event completely ended the rule of the sakas on the indian subcontinent .
