Varahran I Kushanshah

Bahram of Gandhara, king of the Kushano-Sasanians. Circa CE 350-365.[1]
Bahram of Gandhara circa 350-365 CE.
Coin of Bahram Kushanshah.
Obv: King Varhran I with characteristic head-dress.
Rev: Shiva with bull Nanda, in Kushan style.

Bahram Kushanshah (fl. 350-365 CE), also Bahram of Gandhara, name also spelled Varahran, was one of the very last kings, or "Kushanshah", of the Indo-Sasanians.[2][3] He was succeeded by the Hunnic Kidarites who then ruled for nearly two centuries in northwestern India.[4][5]

The coinage of Bahram Kushanshah was an inspiration for his successor Kidara I.

References

  1. ↑ CNG Coin
  2. ↑ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Ahmad Hasan Dani, B. A. Litvinsky, Unesco p.105
  3. ↑ Numismatic Evidence for Kushano-Sasanian Chronology Joe Cribb 1990 p.171
  4. ↑ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Ahmad Hasan Dani, B. A. Litvinsky, Unesco p.38 sq
  5. ↑ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Ahmad Hasan Dani, B. A. Litvinsky, Unesco p.119 sq
Preceded by
Peroz II Kushanshah		 Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom
350-365		 Succeeded by
Varahran II Kushanshah
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