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Earlier scholars believed that Kanishka ascended the Kushan throne in 78 CE, and that this date was used as the beginning of the Saka calendar era. However, historians no longer regard this date as that of Kanishka's accession. Falk estimates that Kanishka came to the throne in 127 CE. [9]
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.
The Kushan Empire (c. 30 –c. 375 AD) [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, [16] [17] [18] at least as far as Saketa and Sarnath, near Varanasi, where inscriptions have been found dating to the era of the ...
A monumental sculpture of King Kanishka I has been found in Mathura in northern India, which is characterized by its frontality and martial stance, as he holds firmly his sword and a mace. [16] His heavy coat and riding boots are typically nomadic Central Asian and are way too heavy for the warm climate of India. [ 16 ]
A previously more common view was that the beginning of the Shaka era corresponds to the ascension of Kanishka I in 78 CE. [3] However, the latest research by Henry Falk indicated that Kanishka ascended the throne in 127 CE. [7] Moreover, Kanishka was not a Shaka, but a Kushana ruler. [8]
Subsequently, Kail is announced heir to the throne. But then Güzel, daughter of the Senate chairman and a former lover of Kail's, appears with a young son, claiming that the boy is Kail's child. 10: August 22, 1997 [19] 4-09-136510-8: January 10, 2006 [20] 978-1-4215-0195-6
Usurped the throne, claiming to be a descendant of Yashaskara Salhana: Uchchala's step-brother; became the king after Radda's death. The real power lay in the hands of a noble named Gargachandra. Salhana was deposed and imprisoned. Sussala: Uchchala's brother; ascended throne with Gargachandra's support Bhikshachara
Kingdom is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. It provides a fictionalized account of the Warring States period primarily through the experiences of the war orphan Xin and his comrades as he fights to become the greatest general under the heavens, and in doing so, unifying China for the first time in 500 years.