Kushan Empire patronage and institutionalization of Buddhism (1st–3rd century CE)

1. Kujula Kadphises unites Yuezhi into Kushans

   Jan 1, 30Labels: Kujula Kadphises, Yuezhi, Kushan dynasty

   • Britannica
   • Kushan Empire

2. Kushan expansion secures Silk Road corridors

   Jan 1, 60Labels: Kushan Empire, Silk Road, Indo-Gangetic

   • Britannica
   • Kushan Empire

3. Kanishka inaugurates the Kushan era

   Jan 1, 127Labels: Kanishka, Kushan era, Rabatak inscription

   • Iranica
   • Rabatak

4. Kanishka convenes the Fourth Buddhist Council tradition

   Jan 1, 130Labels: Kanishka, Fourth Council, Sarv stiv

   • Britannica
   • Kanishka

5. Rabatak inscription records Kushan royal genealogy

   Jan 1, 132Labels: Rabatak inscription, Kushan genealogy, Kushan rulers

   • Iranica
   • Rabatak

6. Buddha appears on Kanishka’s coinage

   Jan 1, 145Labels: Kanishka, Buddha coinage, Kushan coins

   • Iranica
   • Mathura Art

7. Kanishka Stupa built near Peshawar

   Jan 1, 150Labels: Kanishka Stupa, Peshawar, reliquary stupa

   • Kanishka Stupa
   • Kanishka

8. Huvishka continues Kushan-era religious patronage

   Jan 1, 150Labels: Huvishka, Kushan ruler, imperial stability

   • Huvishka
   • Kushan Empire

9. Gandhara and Mathura Buddhist art flourishes

   Jan 1, 160Labels: Gandhara art, Mathura school, Kushan patronage

   • Britannica
   • Kimbell

10. Vasudeva I period shows ongoing Buddhist production

    Jan 1, 220Labels: Vasudeva I, Mathura inscription, Buddhist sculpture

    • Vasudeva Statue
    • Vasudeva I

11. Kushan power fragments after Vasudeva I

    Jan 1, 225Labels: Post-Vasudeva Kushans, political fragmentation, western eastern

    • Kushan Empire
    • BM Vasudeva

12. Sasanian advances create Kushano-Sasanian rule

    Jan 1, 240Labels: Sasanian advances, Kushano-Sasanian, western Kushans

    • Kushan Empire
    • Sasanian Wars