Kanishka II
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Kanishka II (Brahmi: 
Kā-ṇi-ṣka) was one of the emperors of the Kushan Empire from around 225–245 CE. He succeeded Vasudeva I who is considered to be the last great Kushan emperor.[1]
Rule
While he upheld Kushan rule in northern India, it is likely that Kanishka II lost the western part of his empire, namely
Hindu-Kush at the expense of the Kushans.[1] The rock inscription at Rag-i-Bibi further support this view.[1]
Several overstrikes by the
Hindu-Kush.[2]
Kanishka II may have retaken control of Gandhara at one point, as well as
Kapiśa, and there are suggestions that following these successes he may have created a second Era of Kanishka in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the original one.[1]
Coinage and dated statuary
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Coin of Kanishka II with Oesho. -
Kanishka II with Ardoksho. -
![Statue of Hariti from Skarah Dheri, Gandhara, with the inscription "Year 399", probably in the Yavana era, hence 244 CE.[3]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Hariti_%28Gandhara%29.jpg/49px-Hariti_%28Gandhara%29.jpg)
Statue of Hariti from Skarah Dheri, Gandhara, with the inscription "Year 399", probably in the Yavana era, hence 244 CE.[3]
![Statue of Hariti from Skarah Dheri, Gandhara, with the inscription "Year 399", probably in the Yavana era, hence 244 CE.[3]](/File:Hariti_(Gandhara).jpg){kind=small}
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). From the Kushans to the Western Turks. p. 202.
- ^ Cribb 2018, p. 20-21.
- ISBN 978-1-78491-856-9. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
Sources
- Cribb, Joe (2018). Problems of Chronology in Gandhāran Art: Proceedings of the First International Workshop of the Gandhāra Connections Project, University of Oxford, 23rd-24th March, 2017. University of Oxford The Classical Art Research Centre Archaeopress.
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