Kushan empire was a meeting point between East Asia and West Asia. Eurasia in the 2nd century AD.

Pax Kushana or Pax Kushanica (Latin for "Kushan Peace", modelled after Pax Romana) is a historiographical term sometimes used to describe the social and economic peace in the regions under the Kushan Empire between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, notably in the Indus Valley, Gandhara and parts of Central Asia.[1][2]

Background

This period was characterized by a high level of urbanization in the Indus Valley and Bactria, greater trade connections between Indian subcontinent and Central Asia and expansion of arable lands in the empire.[1] It also oversaw flourishing of Gandharan Buddhism and transmission of Buddhism through silk-route to China.[3]

Kushan empire was located on the meeting points of Sassanian Persia, Han China, and the various Indian kingdoms to the east. According to Alain Daniélou: "for a time, the Kushana Empire was the centerpoint of the major civilizations".[4] The peace and prosperity brought by Kushans resuled into new styles of art and coinage, and strengthened the Indo-Roman trade links.

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References

  1. ^ a b Reden, Sitta von (2021-12-20). Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies: Volume 2: Local, Regional, and Imperial Economies. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-060493-1.
  2. ^ Darian, Steven G. (2001). The Ganges in Myth and History. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 94. ISBN 978-81-208-1757-9.
  3. ^ Hiltebeitel, Alf (2011-08-17). Dharma: Its Early History in Law, Religion, and Narrative. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-19-539423-8.
  4. ^ Daniélou, Alain (2003). A Brief History of India. Simon and Schuster. p. 111. ISBN 9781594777943.
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