Vasishka

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Vasishka was a ruler of the Kushana . Its dating and classification are controversial.

Vasishka is known from four inscriptions. They are dated to the years 20, 22, 24 and the year 28 of a Kushana era. The older research assumed a single Kushana era and dated the ruler to the second century AD and saw in him the successor to Kanischka I , who ruled together with his brother Huvischka , whose years of reign overlap with those of Vasischka . Vasischka was the father of Kanischka III. ; the latter is known from an inscription from the year 41.

More recent research suggests a second Kushana era, after which Vasishka dates back to the third century. The date 41 therefore corresponds to the year 268 AD.

The inscriptions of Vasishka were found at Mathura (in today's India ) and give an indication of his sphere of influence. Vasischka is also known from coins, the legends of which are difficult to read, which is why he could not be identified on coins for a long time.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hermann Kulke , Dietmar Rothermund : A history of India. 4th edition. Routledge, New York NY 2004, ISBN 0-415-32919-1 , p. 82.
  2. ^ The Problem of the Kushan Inscriptions