Skunkha


Skunkha, also written as Skunxa or Skuka, was king of the Sakā tigraxaudā a group of Scythians, in the 6th century BC.

Capture

In 519 BC, Darius I of Achaemenids attacked the Saka tribe and captured their king. His capture is depicted in the relief sculpture of Behistun Inscription, last in a row of defeated "lying kings". After his defeat, Darius replaced him with the chief of another tribe.

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