# Pukkusati (Pushkarasarin) - King of Gandhara (Buddhist tradition)

URL: https://allhistories.com/pakistan/rulers/pukkusati-pushkarasarin
Reign: c. 550 – c. 520 BCE
Number in the list: 5
Dynasty: Vedic & Janapada Gandhara
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukkusati

Named in Buddhist texts as contemporary of Bimbisara; dates approximate and traditional.

## Succession
- Next in list: [Porus](https://allhistories.com/pakistan/rulers/porus)

## Timeline events during this reign
- -535 - [Persian annexation of Gandhara](https://allhistories.com/pakistan/timeline/-535-persian-annexation-of-gandhara)
- -520 - [Gandhara listed among Darius's provinces at Behistun](https://allhistories.com/pakistan/timeline/-520-gandhara-listed-among-darius-s-provinces-at-behistun)