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Kanishka I, [a] also known as Kanishka the Great, [5] was an emperor of the Kushan dynasty, under whose reign (c. 127 –150 CE) the empire reached its zenith. [6] He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements.
A map of India in the 2nd century AD showing the extent of the Kushan Empire (in green) during the reign of Kanishka.Most historians consider the empire to have variously extended as far east as the middle Ganges plain, [1] to Varanasi in the eastern Gangetic plain, [2] [3] or probably even Pataliputra.
The Kushans, under Kanishka's rule, played a central role in spreading Buddhism to Central Asia and China and later Hinduism under the reign of Vasudeva I. [17] [7] [8] Though the Han dynasty maintained its influence in parts of the Tarim Basin, the Kushan presence was firmly established. [18]
Statues of the type of the Loriyan Tangai buddha, dated to 143 CE, during the reign of Kanishka I. The features are already rather late, and show a degeneration compared to more classical types: the drapery is already not as three-dimensional, and the head is large and broad-jawed. [20]
The Rabatak Inscription is a stone inscribed with text written in the Bactrian language and Greek script, found in 1993 at Rabatak, near Surkh Kotal in Afghanistan.The inscription relates to the rule of the Kushan emperor Kanishka, and gives remarkable clues on the genealogy of the Kushan dynasty.
The "Kanishka casket", dated to the first year of Kanishka's reign in 127 CE, was signed by a Greek artist named Agesilas, who oversaw work at Kanishka's stupas (caitya), confirming the direct involvement of Greeks with Buddhist realizations at such a late date.
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Emperor Kanishka I. Another Fourth Buddhist Council was held by the Sarvastivada tradition in the Kushan empire, and is said to have been convened by the Kushan emperor Kanishka I (c. 158–176), in 78 AD at Kundalvana vihara (Kundalban) in Kashmir. [62] The exact location of the vihara is presumed to be around Harwan, near Srinagar. [63]