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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.
Kanishka, the Kushan emperor (c. 127–150 CE), is known for his expansionist policies, including the conquest of Greater Bactria, an ancient region in Central Asia.This territory, comprising parts of modern-day Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, had previously been under Hellenistic influence after Alexander the Great’s conquests and later the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom.
During the 2nd century CE, Kanishka, one of the most powerful rulers of the Kushan Empire, embarked on a series of military campaigns to expand his empire's borders.By invading Central Asia, Kanishka sought to secure Kushan dominance over the Silk Road, bolster the empire's economy, and facilitate the spread of culture and religion, particularly Buddhism, into the region.
Kanishka or Kaniska may refer to Kanishka (c. AD 127–163), emperor of the Kushan dynasty; Kanishka II (c. AD 225–245), emperor of the Kushan dynasty; Kanishka III (c. AD 268), emperor of the Kushan dynasty; Kanishka Biswas, Indian chemist; Kanishka Chaugai (born 1986), Nepalese cricketer; Kaniska Kulasekera (born 1973), Sri Lankan cricketer
Kanishka (c. AD 127–163) was the emperor of the Kushan dynasty. Kanishka, Kaniska or Kaniška may also refer to: Kanishka casket, a Buddhist reliquary dated to the first year of the reign of Kanishka; Kanishka stupa, established during the 2nd century CE near Peshawar, Pakistan; Air India Flight 182, named after Emperor Kanishka
Bronze coin of Kanishka, found in Khotan. 127: The Khotanese king Vijaya Krīti is said to have helped the Kushan Emperor Kanishka in his conquest of Saket in India. 127: The Chinese general Ban Yong attacked and subdued Karasahr; and then Kucha, Kashgar, Khotan, Yarkand, and other kingdoms, seventeen altogether, who all came to submit to China.
In an inscription dated to the "Year 41" (probably of the 2nd century of the Kanishka era) and discovered on the borders of the river Ara in Punjab, he qualifies himself as a Maharaja rajadhiraja Devaputra Kaisara Kanishka ("Great King, King of Kings, Son of God, Caesar, Kanishka), suggesting some awareness of the Roman Empire as Kaisara seems to stand for "Caesar", and names himself as the ...
The Kanishka casket or Kanishka reliquary, is a Buddhist reliquary made in gilded copper, and dated to the first year of the reign of the Kushan ... English translation