Realm · 43–237
Kushan Empire
Kushan Empire appears on the map from 43 to 237. At its greatest recorded extent, in 127, it covered about 2.27 million km².
The Kushans descended from the Yuezhi, nomads driven from western China by the Xiongnu, who settled in Bactria (northern Afghanistan) in the 2nd century BCE. In the 1st century CE Kujula Kadphises united the five Yuezhi clans and crossed the Hindu Kush into northern India. Under Kanishka, the most famous ruler, the empire reached from Central Asia across Gandhara to the Ganges valley. More about Kushan Empire.
See Kushan Empire on the map in 127
- On the map
- 43–237
- Greatest extent
- 127, about 2.27 million km²
- Read more
- Wikipedia: Kushan Empire · Wikidata Q25979
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 43–50 | 458,050 km² |
| 51–90 | 638,996 km² |
| 91–116 | 1.71 million km² |
| 117–126 | 1.97 million km² |
| 127–153 | 2.27 million km² |
| 154–160 | 2.27 million km² |
| 161–164 | 2.20 million km² |
| 165–183 | 2.20 million km² |
| 184–214 | 1.94 million km² |
| 215–223 | 1.94 million km² |
| 224–237 | 1.94 million km² |
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