Kanishka III
Kanishka III was a Kushan emperor who reigned for a short period around the year 268 CE. He is believed to have succeeded Vasishka and was succeeded by Vasudeva II.
In an inscription dated to the "Year 41" (probably of the 2nd century of the Kanishka era) and discovered on the borders of the river Ara in Punjab, he qualifies himself as a Kaisara ("Caesar"), suggesting some awareness of the Roman Empire, and names himself as the son of Vashishka.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Mario Busssagli, "L'Art du Gandhara", p229
Preceded by Vasishka |
Kushan Ruler | Succeeded by Vasudeva II |
Kushan Empire Emperors, territories and chronology | ||||||||||||
Territories/ dates | Western India | Western Pakistan Balochistan | Paropamisadae Arachosia | Bajaur | Gandhara | Western Punjab | Eastern Punjab | Mathura | Pataliputra | |||
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INDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM | INDO-GREEK KINGDOM | Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps | ||||||||||
25 BCE – 10 CE | Indo-Scythian dynasty of the APRACHARAJAS Vijayamitra (ruled 12 BCE - 15 CE)[1] |
Liaka Kusulaka Patika Kusulaka Zeionises |
Kharahostes (ruled 10 BCE– 10 CE)[2] Mujatria |
Strato II and Strato III | Hagana | |||||||
10-20CE | INDO-PARTHIAN KINGDOM Gondophares |
Indravasu | INDO-PARTHIAN KINGDOM Gondophares |
Rajuvula | ||||||||
20-30 CE | Ubouzanes Pakores |
Vispavarma (ruled c.0-20 CE)[3] |
Sarpedones | Bhadayasa | Sodasa | |||||||
30-40 CE | KUSHAN EMPIRE Kujula Kadphises |
Indravarma | Abdagases | ... | ... | |||||||
40-45 CE | Aspavarma | Gadana | ... | ... | ||||||||
45-50 CE | Sasan | Sases | ... | ... | ||||||||
50-75 CE | ... | ... | ||||||||||
75-100 CE | Indo-Scythian dynasty of the WESTERN SATRAPS Chastana |
Vima Takto | ... | ... | ||||||||
100-120 CE | Abhiraka | Vima Kadphises | ... | ... | ||||||||
120 CE | Bhumaka Nahapana |
PARATARAJAS Yolamira |
Kanishka I | Great Satrap Kharapallana and Satrap Vanaspara for Kanishka I | ||||||||
130-230 CE |
Jayadaman |
Bagamira |
Vāsishka (c. 140 – c. 160) | |||||||||
230-280 CE |
Samghadaman |
Miratakhma |
INDO-SASANIANS |
Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240) |
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280-300 | Bhratadarman | Datayola II |
Hormizd II, "Kushanshah" (c. 295 – 300) |
Vasudeva II (c. 275 – 310) | ||||||||
300-320 CE |
Visvasena |
Peroz II, "Kushanshah" (c. 300 – 325) |
Vasudeva III |
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320-388 CE |
Yasodaman II |
Shapur II Sassanid king and "Kushanshah" (c. 325) |
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388-396 CE | Rudrasimha III | Chandragupta II |
- ↑ From the dated inscription on the Rukhana reliquary
- ↑ An Inscribed Silver Buddhist Reliquary of the Time of King Kharaosta and Prince Indravarman, Richard Salomon, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1996), pp. 442
- ↑ A Kharosthī Reliquary Inscription of the Time of the Apraca Prince Visnuvarma, by Richard Salomon, South Asian Studies 11 1995, Pages 27-32, Published online: 09 Aug 2010