Mehama

Mehama (Bactrian: Meyam, Brahmi: 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀫 Me-ha-ma), ruled c.461-493, was a king of Alchon Huns dynasty.He is little known, but the Talagan copper scroll mentions him as an active ruler making a donation to a Buddhist stupa in 492/93.[1][2] At that time, it is considered that the Alchon Huns were firmly in charge of the Buddhist region around Taxila, but had not yet started to conquer much else in the India sub-continent.[3][4] Mehama allied with Sasanian king Peroz I (459-484) in his victory over the Kidarites in 466 CE, and may also have helped him take the throne against his brother Hormizd III.[5] It is thought that Mehama, after being elevated to the position of Governor for Peroz, was later able to wrestle autonomy or even independence.
Alchon HunsBrahmi scriptBaghlanTaxilaKhingilaJavukhaToramanaMihirakulaToramana IIKashmirPravarasenaMegavahanaTujinaToramana of KashmirBactrianBrahmiTalagan copper scrollKingdom of RobSasanian EmpirePeroz IKidaritesHormizd IIISasanian coinageKushansCentral Asian history