Kushan Empire

Glossary

A syncretic empire founded in the Bactrian region of central Asia around the first century CE, it spread to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and parts of the Indian subcontinent, stretching as far as present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The empire’s rulers, who were great patrons of Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, were instrumental in the development of the Gandhara and Mathura schools of art.

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Kushan Empire%newline%A syncretic empire founded in the Bactrian region of central Asia around the first century CE, it spread to Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and parts of the Indian subcontinent, stretching as far as present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The empire's rulers, who were great patrons of Buddhism and Zoroastrianism, were instrumental in the development of the Gandhara and Mathura schools of art.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Kushan Empire”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kushan-empire/
MLA	“Kushan Empire.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kushan-empire/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Kushan Empire. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/kushan-empire/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)