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By the end of the first century B.C. the Kusha Yuehchi had a great ascendancy over all other branches of
the Yueh-chi tribe. The Kusha Yueh-chi came to be
known as Kushanas. The Kushanas or Yueh-chi had no
purity of blood. They absorbed a large Saka ethnic
element among them. Then seem to have imbibed
many cultural raids of the Sakas. In reality the
kushanas seem to be a composite race. The prosperity
enjoyed by the Kushan Empire was mainly due to brisk
trade of Indian Merchants with the Roman and Chinese
empire. For sometime let 'look a period of turmoil in the
Kushana empire which was ultimately quelled by the
ascendancy of Kaniska.
A careful investigation there is the rise of the
Kushanas in India. Kujala Kadphises or Kadphises is the
first historic ruler of the Kushanas. His date is subject of
Controversy. According to Dr. D.C. Sirkar, he has
suggested that the period from 15-65 A.D. may roughly
be assigned to the reign of Kadphises. The literacy and
numismatic records give us a dependable idea of the
He
conquered
Gandhara
and
southern
Chapter-I
Sources of Kanishka
The sources of history of the Kushanas mainly
consist of literacy, epigraphic, numismatic material. But
these materials don't always, provide accurate picture.
Some
evidences
are
subject
to
on
flicking
According
to
Dr.
Fleet
and
some
other
B.
A.D.
Dr.
Majiimilar's
theory
is
not
Chapter-2
Emperor Kanishka
Kanishka is regard as the greatest of the
Kushna emperors. He was the third king of the Kuslina
dynasty.
The
date
of
Kanishka's
accession
is
After
consolidating
his
position
in
U.P
He
not
only
ruled
over
the
territory
adopted
the
policy
of
aggression
and
of
India.
Kanishka
was
the
Kashatrapa
kanishka
succeed.
Thus
kanishka
was
were
completely
Indianite
and
so
was
Chapter-3
RELIGIOUS POLICY OF
KANISHKA
Kanishka was a patron of arts. The Stupa and the
monastery built by him at Peshawar excited the
was
Buddhist,
Wema
Kadphises
or
reign
foreshadowed
the
Indian
the
Chapter-4
Administration of Kanishka
Kanishk was a capable administrator. He kept his
vast empire intact during his life-time. He himself ruled
the
territories
around
his
capital,
Purushpura
Kausambi,
Ayodhya
and
North
Western
of
the
provinces
already
in
his
evidence
establishes
that
his
administration
of
his
empire.
However,
Chapter-5
Asvaghosha,
Parsva,
Vasumitra
and
earlier
lived
in
central
Asian
Kingdoms.The
Of Buddha
India.
The
Gandhara
School
was
very
much
the
images
of
Buddha
were
built
so
countries,
pursued
policy
of
religious
CONCLUSION
As an administrator, Kanishka, did not keep himself
busy with OIL pL warfare and conquests only. Along
with military success he paid equal it attention to
improve and tone up internal administration of the
provinces OIL already in his possession and also on the
newly
annexed
territories.
Contemporary
evidence
and
limitless
activities
to
elevated
Buddhism
to
high
pinnacle.
He
many
stupas
monasteries,
images
prove.
That
and
literature
Kanishka's
name
will
remain
arts.KanishIca
was
great
patron
of
was
succeeded
by
Vasislika
who,
probably, was his son. He ruled only for four years i.e.
102-106 A.D. He was then succeeded by Huvishka
(106-138 A.D.). Huvishka was a capable ruler but,
probably, he lost his hold over the lower Indus valley.
He was a patron of Buddhism and built a splendid
monastery at Mathura. During his period, another ruler
named Kanishka II seemed to have ruled conjointly with
him for some time. The next and the last important
Kushana king in India was Vasudeva I who ruled
between 145-176 A.D. The Kushana power declined in
India shortly after the reign of Vasudeva. By the middle
of the third century A.D. the Kushana power was left
limited only to Punjab, N.W.F.P. and Afghanistan. Their
history after Vasudeva is also obscure. Though there
were Kushana-rulers up to fourth, fifth and even ninth
century A.D. they were not mighty kings of an empire
but rulers of small kingdoms who owed their allegiance
to other overlords.
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