Kanishka
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A Kushan emperor who turned a Central Asian dynasty into a bridge between civilizations - his reign stretched from the steppes to the Gangetic plain, and his patronage of Buddhism, though he never converted, pushed Mahayana texts over the mountains into China along the Silk Road.
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Tamga Kanishka
211 King Kaniksa Convenes the Fourth Council in Kashmir
Bengal. Samatata. Coin of Vira Jadamarah imitative of Kushan coinage of Kanishka I. Circa 2nd-3rd century CE
Bodhisattava dedicated by Bhikshu Bala at Sarnath dated 123 CE
Buddha in the coinage of Kanishka I
Buddha relics
Great Emperor Kanishka - Greatest of Kushan Monarchs - Circa 1st Century CE - Mathura - Government Museum - Mathura 2013-02-23 5836In their orbit 4
Historical Figures born in the 70s 2
About this person
Kanishka I descended from Kujula Kadphises, founder of the Kushan empire, and came to power around 127 CE. Under his rule the empire hit its peak, spanning from Central Asia and Gandhara down to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain, with capitals at Puruṣapura (Peshawar) and Mathura. That same year he replaced Greek with Bactrian as the empire's administrative language. Though he never converted, his conquests and support of Buddhism were decisive - he helped develop the Silk Road as a channel of commerce and faith, transmitting Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram into China. His reign ran until around 150 CE, and coins bearing his name have turned up as far as present-day Jabalpur.
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