State

Kushan Empire

empire in Central and South Asia (30–375 AD)

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30–375 CE
Founded
30 CE
Ended
375 CE
Capital
Bagram
Government
monarchy
Languages
Greek, Bactrian
Religion
Hinduism
Succeeded by
KidaritesGupta Empire

Overview

The Kushan Empire (c. 30–c. 375 CE) was a syncretic empire formed by the Yuezhi in the early 1st century CE. Initially based in the Bactrian territories, it spread to encompass much of what is now Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Kushan territory in India extended at least as far as Saketa and Sarnath near Varanasi, where inscriptions have been found dating to the era of the Kushan emperor Kanishka the Great.

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All rulers (5)

  1. Kujula Kadphises30–80 CE
  2. Vima Kadphises90–100 CE
  3. Kanishka127–150 CE
  4. Huvishka151–191 CE
  5. Vasudeva I191–232 CE

Records (2)

  1. 130–140 CE — Kanishka's War with ParthiaWar
  2. 200 CE — Kanishka's Central Asian campaignCampaign

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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