Kuṣāṇa
Kuṣāṇa. A dynasty established in north-west and central
India by people of Turkic origin who had earlier migrated from the Chinese borders of central Asia. At its peak under
Kaniṣka I, the Kuṣāṇa territory extended from present-day Afghanistan as far east as
Magadha, but the empire was short-lived and disintegrated by the end of the 3rd century ce. The Kuṣāṇas were devout adherents of
Buddhism and were instrumental in supporting its growth throughout
India and its transmission to many parts of central Asia.
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Akseli Valdemar Gallen-Kallela
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Akseli Valdemar Gallen-Kallela , 1865-1931, Finnish painter. He was a student of Bouguereau. His series of stark, linear paintings of the Kalevala epic are among the finest Finnish works on national folk themes. Most of Gallen-Kallela's work is in Helsinki.
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