Kushanshahr

Kushanshahr was a province of the

Kushano-Sasanids were in charge of the area. They issued coinage which was following the Kushan standard, due to the traditional importance of trade links with India.^[1]

Kushanshahr was a pendant to

Eranshahr

to the West, which was the cradle of the Sasanian Empire.

Sasanian rule ended in Kushanshahr when the area was overrun by the Kidarites and then the Hephthalites.^[1] .

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The Cambridge History of Iran: Seleucid Parthian, E. Yarshater, p.770 sq

Sources

Brunner, Christopher (1983). "Geographical and Administrative divisions: Settlements and Economy". The Cambridge History of Iran: The Seleucid, Parthian, and Sasanian periods (2). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 747–778.
ISBN 978-0-521-24693-4
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[Cambridge-1] The Cambridge History of Iran: Seleucid Parthian, E. Yarshater, p.770 sq

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