KUSHAN DYNASTY (°³Ü&²õ³¦²¹°ù´Ç²Ô;Äå²Ô), the line of rulers in Bactria, Central Asia and northern India from the first century CE.
The Kushan kings were succeeded in the third century, in part of the region they had ruled, by the Sasanian princes who governed with the title of “Kushanshah” (q.v.).
This entry is divided into the following articles:
ii. Inscriptions of the Kushans.
iii. Chronology of the Kushans.
v. Archeology: in Bactria.
vii. Language of the Kushans.
viii. Religion of the Kushans
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Originally Published: December 8, 2014
Last Updated: December 8, 2014
Cite this entry:EIr, "KUSHAN DYNASTY," Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2014, available at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kushan-parent (accessed on 08 December 2014).
