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Kanishka

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kanishka , fl. c.AD 120, king of Gandhara . He was the most powerful and renowned ruler of the Kushan dynasty, one of the five tribes of the Yüeh-chih who had divided (1st cent. BC) Bactria among them. Earlier Kushan kings had extended their dominion into N India, and Kanishka ruled over an empire that stretched from the Pamirs to Bengal. His capital was at Peshawar. A patron of Buddhism, he built many Buddhist monuments, helped found the Gandharan school of sculpture, and encouraged the spread of Buddhism to central Asia. Author not available, KANISHKA. , The Columbia... Read more
Kanishka
Kanishka Kushan ruler Kanishka (flourished c. 78-c. 103 A.D.) controlled an empire covering most...blossoming of Buddhist iconography, sculpture, and architecture. Kanishka was the greatest ruler of the Kushan Empire, a realm that covered... Read more
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or Kanishka (flourished 1st century ) Greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan... Read more

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