Accession of Kanishka

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The Kushan king carries Buddhism along the Silk Road

Kanishka, the greatest Kushan ruler, governed an empire from Central Asia to the Ganges valley from his capital at Purushapura. A patron of Buddhism, he fostered Gandharan art and the spread of the faith along the Silk Road.

State: Kushan Empire

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Alive at the time

• Marcus Aurelius (aged 6)
• Claudius Ptolemy (aged 27)
• Zhang Heng (aged 49)