Kanishka III
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Kanishka III was a Kushan emperor who reigned for a short period around the year 268 CE. He is believed to have succeeded Vasishka
and was succeeded by Vasudeva II
.
In an inscription dated to the "Year 41" (probably of the 2nd century of the Kanishka era) and discovered on the borders of the river Ara in Punjab, he qualifies himself as a Kaisara ("Caesar"), suggesting some awareness of the Roman Empire
, and names himself as the son of Vashishka
.
Vasishka
Vāsishka was a Kushan emperor, who seems to have had a short reign following Kanishka II.His rule is recorded as far south as Sanchi, where several inscriptions in his name have been found, dated to the year 22 and year 28 Vāsishka was a Kushan emperor, who seems to have had a short reign...
and was succeeded by Vasudeva II
Vasudeva II
Vasudeva II was a Kushan emperor who ruled c. 275–300 AD. He was probably the successor of Kanishka III and may have been succeeded by a king named Shaka Kushan.-External links:* See: * *...
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In an inscription dated to the "Year 41" (probably of the 2nd century of the Kanishka era) and discovered on the borders of the river Ara in Punjab, he qualifies himself as a Kaisara ("Caesar"), suggesting some awareness of the Roman Empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
, and names himself as the son of Vashishka
Vashishka
Vashishka was a Kushan emperor around 232-246 AD....
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