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Kushan Empire

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…

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200 (high-end estimate of peak area)
2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)
200 (Low-end estimate of peak area)
2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi)
Capital
1st Century BCE: Kapisa/Pushkalavati; from 1st century CE: Purushapura/Mathura 3rd and 4th centuries CE: Taxila
Common languages
Greek (official until c. 127)[note 1] Bactrian[note 1] (official from c. 127)[note 2] Gandhari Prakrit Hybrid Sanskrit
Currency
Kushan dinara
Demonym
Kushanas (Yuezhi)

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related to Early Kushans · 27
Kushan Empire → Ai-Khanoum, Archaeological, Bactria, Ban Gu's Book, BC, Central Asia, Ch'iu-shiu-ch'ueh, Fan Ye's Book, Han, Hellenistic, In, Khalchayan, Kuei-shuang, Kujula Kadphises, Kushan, Kushans, Later Han, On, Sakas, Sogdiana
related to External links · 22
Kushan Empire → Brief Guide, Catalogue, Central Asian Studies, Coins, Congress Web Archives, Cultural Foundation Volume, Encyclopædia BritannicaMetropolitan Museum, February, Himalayan Research, Indian Coins, Issue, Journal, Kushan, Kushan CoinsDedicated, Kushan Empire Archived, Kushan History Archived, Kushans, Library, September, Wayback Machine
related to Kushan monetary system · 22
Kushan Empire → Bengal, Dalverzin Tepe, Denarius, Dinara, Greco-Roman, Gupta, Gupta Empire, Indian, Kharosthi, Kushan, Kushano-Sasanians, Kushans, Mitra, On, One, Persian, Roman, Samatata, Samudragupta, The
related to Contacts with China · 17
Kushan Empire → AD, Around, Ban Chao, Central Asian, Chinese, Chinese Empire, During, Han, He, In, Kashgar, Kushans, Sogdians, Tarim Basin, The Yuezhi, They, Turpan
related to Kujula Kadphises · 14
Kushan Empire → AD, Ban Yong, BC, Book, Ch, Chinese, Chinese Emperor, Guishuang, In, Kujula Kadphises, Kushan, Later Han, The Chinese Book, Yuezhi
related to Vima Taktu · 10
Kushan Empire → Ancient Chinese, He, Hou Hanshu, Later Han, Rabatak, South Asia, The Book, Vima Kadphises, Vima Takto, Yangaozhen
200 (high-end estimate of peak area) · 1
Kushan Empire → 2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)
200 (Low-end estimate of peak area) · 1
Kushan Empire → 2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi)
Capital · 1
Kushan Empire → 1st Century BCE: Kapisa/Pushkalavati; from 1st century CE: Purushapura/Mathura 3rd and 4th centuries CE: Taxila
Common languages · 1
Kushan Empire → Greek (official until c. 127)[note 1] Bactrian[note 1] (official from c. 127)[note 2] Gandhari Prakrit Hybrid Sanskrit

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kushan kushans kanishka empire yuezhi century ad greek also chinese gandhara coins kadphises emperor india buddhism han known bactria great

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Kushan Empire200 (high-end estimate of peak area)2,500,000 km2 (970,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Kushan Empire200 (Low-end estimate of peak area)2,000,000 km2 (770,000 sq mi)1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireCapital1st Century BCE: Kapisa/Pushkalavati; from 1st century CE: Purushapura/Mathura 3rd and 4th centuries CE: Taxila1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireCommon languagesGreek (official until c. 127)[note 1] Bactrian[note 1] (official from c. 127)[note 2] Gandhari Prakrit Hybrid Sanskrit1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireCurrencyKushan dinara1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireDemonymKushanas (Yuezhi)1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireGovernmentMonarchy1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireHistorical eraClassical Antiquity1.00infobox
Kushan EmpireReligionHinduism Buddhism Zoroastrianism1.00infobox
Kushan Empire• 25–85Kujula Kadphises (first)1.00infobox
Kushan Empire• 350–375Kipunada (last)1.00infobox
Kushan Empire• Kujula Kadphises unites Yuezhi tribes into a confederation301.00infobox
Kushan Empire• Subjugated by the Sasanians, Guptas and Hepthalites3751.00infobox

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