Imperu Kushan
L-Imperu Kushan (ċ. Seklu I–Seklu III) kien stat li fl-aqwa tiegħu, bejn l-105–250, kien jifrex minn Tajikistan sal-Baħar Kaspjan sa l-Afganistan u l-isfel fil-wied tax-Xmara Ganges. L-imperu inħoloq mit-tribù Kushan ta' lYuezhi, li kien poplu mill-Xinjiang moderna, Ċina, possibilment relatat mat-Tocharians. Kellhom kuntatti diplomatiċi ma' Ruma, Persja Sassanja u Ċina, u għal ħafna sekli kienu fiċ-ċentru ta' skambji bejn il-Lvant u l-Punent.

Oriġini 
L-isem Kushan ġej mill-kelma Ċiniża Guishuang (Ċ:貴霜) li kienet tiddiskrivi wieħed mill-ħames tribujiet ta' l-Yuezhi (Ċ:月氏), konfederazzjoni laxka ta' popli Indo-Ewropej li jitkellmu verżjonijiet tal-lingwa Tocharian. Kienu l-Indo-Ewropej li joqgħodu l-iktar fil-Lvant, li kienu jgħixu fil-Baċir Tarim fil-Xinjiang tal-lum il-ġurnata, sakemm ġew imkeċċija lejn il-Punent mill-Xiongnu fil176–160 q.K. Il-ħames tribujiet Yuezhi huma magħrufa fl-istorja Ċiniża bħala Xiūmì (Ch:休密), Guishuang (Ch:貴霜), Shuangmi (Ch:雙靡), Xidun (Ch:肸頓), u Dūmì (Ch:都密).

Il-Yuezhi waslu fir-renju Ellenistiku ta' Greco-Bactria, fit-territorju Bactrian (Afganistan u Uzbekistan ta' fuq) fil-135 q.K ċirka, u rrimpjazzaw id-dinastiji Griegi t'hemmhekk, li mxew fil-baċir Indus (illum fil-Pakistan) fil-parti tal-punent tar-Renju Indo-Grieg.

Waqa' 

Mis-Seklu III 'l quddiem, l-Imperu Kushan beda jitfarrak.

Ċirka il-225, Vasudeva I miet u l-Imperu Kushan ġie maqsum f'żewġ partijiet, dak tal-lvant u dak tal-punent. Bejn il-224–240, is-Sasanians invadew Bactria u l-Indja ta' Fuq, fejn huma magħrufa bħala l-Indo-Sassanians. 

Għall-ħabta tal-270, il-Kushani tilfu t-territorji tagħhom fil-pjanura tal-Ganges, fejn ġie stabbilit l-Imperu Gupta ċirka 320.

F'nofs is-Seklu IV vassal Kushan fil-Pakistan, bl-isema ta' Kidara, ħa l-poter u kisser id-dinastija antika tal-Kushan. Huwa ħoloq renju magħruf bħala r-Renju Kidarite, avolja hu probabilment kien jikkunsidra lilu nnifsu bħala Kushan, kif inhu indikat bl-istil Kushan li adotta għall-muniti tiegħu. Il-Kidariti jidru li kienu pjuttost prosperużi, għalkemm fuq skala iżgħat mill-predeċessuri Kushani tagħhom.

Il-fdalijiet ta' l-Imperu Kushan kienu eventwalment imwarrba fis-Seklu V bl-invażjonijiet tal-White Huns, u iktar 'il quddiem bl-espansjoni ta' l-Iżlam.

Sovrani Kushan prinċipali 

 Heraios (ċ. 1 – 30), l-ewwel sovran Kushan; jeżistu xi disputi rigward id-dati ta' ħakma
 Kujula Kadphises (ċ. 30 – ċ. 80)
 Vima Takto, (ċ. 80 – ċ. 105) alias Soter Megas jew "Salvatur Kbir"
 Vima Kadphises (ċ. 105 – ċ. 127) l-ewwel imperatur kbir Kushan
 Kanishka I (127 – ċ. 147)
 Vāsishka (ċ. 151 – ċ. 155) 
 Huvishka (ċ. 155 – ċ. 187) 
 Vasudeva I (ċ. 191 – 225), l-aħħar imperatur kbir Kushan
 Kanishka II (ċ. 226 – 240) 
 Vashishka (ċ. 240 – 250)
 Kanishka III (ċ. 255 – 275)
 Vasudeva II (ċ. 290 – 310)
 Chhu (ċ. 310? – 325?)
 Shaka I (ċ. 325 – 345)
 Kipunada (ċ. 350 – 375)

Links esterni 
 Metropolitan Museum capsule history
 New documents help fix controversial Kushan dating
 Antique Indian Coins
 Brief Guide to Kushan History

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