Career
Vima Takto was long known as "The nameless King", since his coins only showed the legend "The King of Kings, Great Saviour", until the discovery of the Rabatak inscription helped connect his name with the title on the coins. Vima Takto"s empire covered northwestern India and Bactria towards China, where Kushan presence has been asserted in the Tarim Basin. Under his reign, embassies were also sent to the Chinese court.
Genealogy
He is mentioned in the Chinese Historical Chronicle of the Hou Hanshu, in relation to his father Kujula Kadphises:
"Qiujiuque (Ch: 丘就卻) was more than eighty years old when he died.
He defeated Tianzhu and installed Generals to supervise and lead lieutenant The Yuezhi then became extremely rich.
All the kingdoms call the Guishuang 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. A later inscription found at Vima"s sanctuary at Mat, also records that he was the grandfather of Huvishka.
