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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 ...
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, 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.
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.
The subsequent Kushan Empire, at its peak in the 3rd century AD, stretched from Turfan in the Tarim Basin in the north to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain of India in the south. The Kushanas played an important role in the development of trade on the Silk Road and the introduction of Buddhism to China .
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 ...
Oesho is an early Kushan deity that is regarded as an amalgamation of Shiva. [ 2 ] By the time of the Kushan emperor Ooishki (Bactrian Οοηϸκι; often Romanised as Huvishka), who reigned in 140–180 CE, Oesho and the female deity Ardoksho ( Ardoxsho ; Ardochsho ; Ardokhsho ) were the only deities appearing on Kushan coins.
It is still unclear whether the Western Satraps were independent rulers or vassals of the Kushan Empire (30–375 CE). The continued use of the word "Satrap" on their coin would suggest a recognized subjection to a higher ruler, possibly the Kushan emperor. [120] The Western Satraps (orange) and the Kushan Empire (green), in the 2nd century CE