vasudeva i was the last ruler of kushan dynasty.
vasudeva i was the last ruler of kushan dynasty.
who is the last ruler of kushan dynasty?
vasudeva i
mathuran art and culture reached its zenith under the kushan dynasty which had mathura as one of their capitals, the other being purushapura (peshawar). the dynasty had kings with the names of kujula kadphises, kanishka, huvishka and vasudeva i. 









































megasthenes, writing in the early 3rd century bc, mentions mathura as a great city under the name μέθορα ("méthora").









































the indo-scythians (aka sakas or shakas) conquered the area of mathura over indian kings around 60 bce.
mathura district
in 360 a kidarite hun named kidara overthrew the indo-sasanians and remnants of the old kushan dynasty, and established the kidarite kingdom. the kushan style of kidarite coins indicates they claimed kushan heritage. the kidarite seem to have been rather prosperous, although on a smaller scale than their kushan predecessors.









































these remnants of the kushan empire were ultimately wiped out in the 5th century by the invasions of the hephthalites, the alchon huns and the nezak huns in the northwest, and the rise of the gupta empire in the east.









































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