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Kushan Empire
30–375 AD empire in Central and South Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kushan Empire was first formed in the early 1st century AD. It was located in Afghanistan, most of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and parts of northwest India.[5][6]
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![]() Kushan territories (full line) and maximum extent of Kushan dominions under Kanishka (dotted line), according to the Rabatak inscription.[2] | |||||||||||||
Capital | Peshawar Begram Taxila Mathura | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Pali Prakrit Bactrian Sanskrit Greek | ||||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism [3] Buddhism[3] Zoroastrianism[4] | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
Emperor | |||||||||||||
• c. 60-c. 80 | Kujula Kadphises | ||||||||||||
• 350–375 | Kipunada | ||||||||||||
Historical era | Classical Antiquity | ||||||||||||
• Kujula Kadphises unites Yuezhi tribes into a confederation. | 30 | ||||||||||||
• Subjugated by the Gupta Empire. | 375 | ||||||||||||
Currency | Kushan Drachm | ||||||||||||
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The Kushan were a branch of the Yuezhi confederation.[7][8] Previously a nomadic people living in eastern Central Asia, the Yuezhi moved southwest and settled in ancient Bactria.[8]