1 History & Culture · 1.1.7 Post-Mauryan period

1.1.7.4 Kushanas: Kanishka, the Saka era and the Fourth Buddhist Council

The Kushanas, a branch of the Yueh-chi people from Central Asia, built an empire from Central Asia to the Ganga plain, with Kanishka as its greatest ruler, a patron of Buddhism, art and trade.

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Key terms

  • Yueh-chi
  • Kujula Kadphises
  • Vima Kadphises
  • Kanishka
  • Purushapura
  • Mathura
  • Fourth Buddhist Council
  • Ashvaghosha
  • devaputra
  • Rabatak inscription
  • gold coins
  • Silk Route

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