SkunkhaSkunkha, was king of the [Massagetae|], a group of the Saka, in the 6th century BC.NameThe name might be related to the Ossetian term meaning "distinguishing oneself," and attested as in the Iron dialect, and as in the Digor dialect.CaptureIn 519 BC, Darius I of the Persian Achaemenid Empire 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.