Kanishka I

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Emperor
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Provinces
gptkbp:artwork Sculpture and architecture
gptkbp:birthPlace Bactria
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Purushapura
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Buddhist_councils
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Buddhist_texts
Hellenistic_culture
Indo-Greek_culture
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Silk Road
Art_and_architecture_in_India
gptkbp:currency Kushan coins
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Purushapura
gptkbp:dynasty Kushan Dynasty
gptkbp:era gptkb:Kushan_Empire
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-Mauryan_period
gptkbp:historicalEvent Coins and inscriptions
gptkbp:historicalFigures Influential_ruler_in_ancient_India
gptkbp:historicalImpact Spread_of_Buddhism_in_Asia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 2nd century CE
Debates among historians
Chinese_records
Accounts_in_Buddhist_literature
gptkbp:historicalResearch Studies_on_Kushan_Empire
gptkbp:historicalRole Unifier of diverse cultures
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Unification of Central Asia
Numismatic evidence
Cultural and religious syncretism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kanishka I
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Buddhist_art
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Kanishka's_Edicts
gptkb:Kanishka's_Stupa
Promotion of Buddhism
gptkbp:language Bactrian
gptkbp:legacy Kushan_influence_on_India
gptkbp:militaryRank Conquests_in_India
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Kanishka's_Council_of_Buddhist_Scholars
gptkbp:patronage Buddhist_monasteries
gptkbp:politicalPosition Monarchy
Alliances with local rulers
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Vima_Kadphises
gptkbp:reign c. 127 – c. 150
gptkbp:relationship gptkb:Chinese_Buddhism
gptkbp:religion Buddhism
gptkbp:sells Silk trade
gptkbp:style gptkb:Gandhara_art
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Huvishka
gptkbp:title Mahakshatrapa