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- Kujula Khadphises declared himself as the king of Bactria and with this the Kushana rule was established up to Kabul, Kashmir.
- The Chinese records, Greek and Roman literature provide information about this.
- The Kushanas’ are referred to as ‘Tukhar’ or ‘Tushar’. The Kushanas followed the system of Shakas and established their Satrapi’s there. A military officer called ‘Satrapa (Kshatrapa) was appointed.
- The king was the chief of all the Satrapi’s. The kings adopted titles like ‘Rajadhiraj’, ‘Maharaj’ etc.
- The concept of the divinity of the kings is seen for the first time in the inscription on the Kushana coins.
- They called themselves ‘Devputra’ (Son of God).
- Kanishka obtained the status of an emperor. His empire extended from Kabul to Pataliputra and from Kashmir to Malwa.
- He established two capitals, one at Purushpur (Peshawar) and the other at Mathura.
- The fourth Buddhist council was organized by Kanishka at Kundalvam in Kashmir.
- The Kushanas had adopted Indian cultures which is obvious from the name of the last Kushana king “Vasudeva’.
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