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The Kushan Empire (c. 30 –c. 375 CE) [a] was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century. It spread to encompass much of what is now Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Eastern Iran and Northern India, [17] [18] [19] at least as far as Saketa and Sarnath, near Varanasi, where inscriptions have been found dating to the era of the ...
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.
His grandiose regnal title is inscribed with the Brahmi script: "The Great King, King of Kings, Son of God, Kanishka". [1] [16] As the Kushans gradually assimilated into Indian society, their attire became lighter and their depictions more natural, moving away from frontal representation.
Gold coin of king Havishka, Cleveland Museum of Art Gold coin of king Vasudeva I, Cleveland Museum of Art Gold coin of Kushan King Vasudeva II, Cleveland Museum of Art Silver tetradrachm of the first known self-declared "Kushan" ("Kossano" on his coins), Heraios (ruled c. 1–30) Late Kushan ruler Shaka I (325–345).
"The king of the Da Yuezhi, Bodiao (波調) (Vāsudeva), sent his envoy to present tribute and His Majesty granted him a title of "King of the Da Yuezhi Intimate with Wei (魏)"." ( Sanguozhi ) He is the last Kushan ruler to be mentioned in Chinese sources. [ 4 ]
Huvishka also incorporates in his coins for the first and only time in Kushan coinage the Hellenistic-Egyptian Serapis (under the name ϹΑΡΑΠΟ, "Sarapo"). [14] [15] Since Serapis was the supreme deity of the pantheon of Alexandria in Egypt, this coin suggests that Huvishka had a strong orientation towards Roman Egypt, which may have been an important market for the products coming from ...
Kipunada (Brahmi script: Ki-pu-ṇa-dha), also Kipanadha, was probably the last ruler of the Kushan Empire around 335-350 CE. [2] He is known for his gold coinage. [3] He succeeded Shaka I.
The word "Kushana" in Brahmi script (Ku-shā-ṇa) as it appeared on the bottom left corner of Kidarite coins circa 350 CE. [ 3 ] Kidara I (Late Brahmi script : Ki-da-ra ) fl. 350–390 CE) was the first major ruler of the Kidarite Kingdom , which replaced the Indo-Sasanians in northwestern India , in the areas of Kushanshahr , Gandhara ...