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    Ara Samrat Kanishka III (Greco-Bactrian: ΚΑΝΗϷΚΕ Kanēške; Kharosthi: 𐨐𐨞𐨁𐨮𐨿𐨐 Ka-ṇi-ṣka, Kaṇiṣka; Brahmi: Kā-ṇi-ṣka, Kāṇiṣka; Sanskrit: कनिष्क), was...
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    Kanishka I,1 also known as Kanishka the Great, was an emperor of the Kushan dynasty, under whose reign (c. 127–150 CE) the empire reached its zenith....
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    According to the Rabatak inscription, he was the great grandfather of Kanishka I. He is considered the founder of the Kushan Empire. The origins of Kujula...
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    where inscriptions have been found dating to the era of the Kushan emperor Kanishka the Great. The Kushans were most probably one of five branches of the Yuezhi...
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    inscription" of Kanishka III, found in the Indus region, not far south of Attock. In this inscription, he is presented as the father of Kanishka, thought to...
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  • emperor of the Kushan dynasty Kanishka III (c. AD 268), emperor of the Kushan dynasty Kanishka Biswas, Indian chemist Kanishka Chaugai (born 1986), Nepalese...
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    the "Great Kushans." Named inscriptions dating from year 64 to 98 of Kanishka's era suggest his reign extended from at least 191 to 232 CE. He ruled in...
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    Kushan emperor who ruled c. 275–300 CE. He was probably the successor of Kanishka III and may have been succeeded by an emperor named Shaka Kushan. Vasudeva...
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    father of Kanishka. The connection of Vima Kadphises with other Kushan rulers is described in the Rabatak inscription, which Kanishka wrote. Kanishka makes...
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    Kanishka II (Brahmi: 𑀓𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀱𑁆𑀓; Kā-ṇi-ṣka) was one of the emperors of the Kushan Empire from around 225–245 CE. He succeeded Vasudeva I who is considered...
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    rulers is described in the Rabatak inscription, which was written by Kanishka. Kanishka makes the list of the kings who ruled up to his time: Kujula Kadphises...
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    as the capital of the Kushan Empire during the rule of Kanishka and was home to the Kanishka Stupa, which was among the tallest buildings in the ancient...
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    Kadphises 113–127 CE Kanishka I 127–151 CE Huvishka 151–190 CE Vasudeva I 190–230 CE Kanishka II 230–247 CE Vāsishka 247–267 CE Kanishka III 267–270 CE Vasudeva...
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    Kadphises 113–127 CE Kanishka I 127–151 CE Huvishka 151–190 CE Vasudeva I 190–230 CE Kanishka II 230–247 CE Vāsishka 247–267 CE Kanishka III 267–270 CE Vasudeva...
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    Kanishka's war with Parthia was a war that may have taken place between Kanishka I of the Kushan Empire and the Parthians. The king of Parthia is said...
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    Hu-ve-ṣka, Huveṣka) was the emperor of the Kushan Empire from the death of Kanishka (assumed on the best evidence available to be in 150 CE) until the succession...
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    Kadphises 113–127 CE Kanishka I 127–151 CE Huvishka 151–190 CE Vasudeva I 190–230 CE Kanishka II 230–247 CE Vāsishka 247–267 CE Kanishka III 267–270 CE Vasudeva...
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    265) Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295) Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) Vashishka (c. 240 – 250) Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275) 280-300 CE Bhratadarman Datayola...
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    CE. A statue found in Mathura together with statues of the Kushan king Kanishka and Vima Taktu, and bearing the name "Shastana" (Middle Brahmi script of...
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    other Kushan rulers, including Huvishka, Vasudeva I and either Kanishka II or Kanishka III. Not much is known about Kushan religious practice overall, as...
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    were apparently subjugated by the Kushan Empire's Kujula Kadphises or Kanishka. The Saka continued to govern as satrapies, forming the Northern Satraps...
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  • acted as Satraps and Great Satraps in the Mathura region for his successor Kanishka (127–150 CE). In central India, the Indo-Scythians are thought to have...
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    begun in 173 BCE, exactly 300 years before the first year of the Era of Kanishka. If that is the case then the Azes era would begin in about 45 BC. According...
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    Kanishka II (c. 230 – 247) Vashishka (c. 247 – 267) "Little Kushans"; Kanishka III (c. 267 – 270) Vasudeva II (c. 270 – 300) Mahi (c. 300 – 305) Shaka (c...
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  • period. A statue found in Mathura together with statues of the Kushan king Kanishka and Vima Taktu, and bearing the name "Shastana" is often attributed to...
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    265) Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295) Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) Vashishka (c. 240 – 250) Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275) 280-300 CE Bhratadarman Datayola...
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    265) Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295) Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) Vashishka (c. 240 – 250) Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275) 280-300 CE Bhratadarman Datayola...
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    265) Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295) Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) Vashishka (c. 240 – 250) Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275) 280-300 CE Bhratadarman Datayola...
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    265) Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295) Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) Vashishka (c. 240 – 250) Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275) 280-300 CE Bhratadarman Datayola...
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    265) Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295) Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) Vashishka (c. 240 – 250) Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275) 280-300 CE Bhratadarman Datayola...
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