Kušansko carstvo

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Kušansko carstvo je bila drevna država formirana na teritoriji antičke Baktrije na obalama Amu Darije, odnosno teritorijama današnjeg severnog Avganistana, te južnog Tadžikistana i Uzbekistana. U 1. i 2. veku su Kušani prodrli na severni deo Indijskog potkontineta sve do Sakete i Sarnata kraj Varanasija (Benares) gde natpisi iz 127. n. e. spominju najpoznatijeg kušanskog vladara Kanišku.

Prostor na kome se prostiralo Kušansko carstvo

Kušani su predstavljali jedan od ogranaka Jueži plemenskog saveza, te su održavali diplomatske kontakte s Rimom, Persijom i Kinom dinastije Han. Iako su unutar njegovih granica stvorena brojna umetnička i književna dela, jedini tekstovi o Kušanima potiču od drugih naroda koji su im bili savremenici, pogotovo Kineza. Carstvo je oslabilo u 3. veku te palo pod vlast Sasanida i Gupta.

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Spoljašnje veze

• Metropolitan Museum capsule history
• New documents help fix controversial Kushan dating na sajtu Wayback Machine (arhivirano 2005-02-04)
• Antique Indian Coins na sajtu Library of Congress Web Archives|Web Archives (arhivirano 2013-02-07)
• Brief Guide to Kushan History Arhivirano na sajtu Wayback Machine (25. septembar 2004)
• Article on Kushana Art
• The CoinIndia Online Catalogue of Kushan Coins
• Kushan dynasty in Encyclopædia Britannica
• Coins of the Kushans on wildwinds.com
• Dedicated resource to study of Kushan Empire Arhivirano na sajtu Wayback Machine (25. septembar 2004)