State

Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom

c. 230–365 CE · 3rd century · Also known as Kushanshahs, Indo-Sasanians

The Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom was the realm of Sasanian princes who governed Bactria and parts of Gandhara after the Sasanian conquest of the western Kushan lands in the 3rd century CE. Its rulers styled themselves Kushanshah, "king of the Kushans", and issued coins that blended Kushan and Sasanian designs. It gave way in the later 4th century to the Kidarites.

Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom
Image: HistoryofIran · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 profile

Kushan EmpireDecline, Summary

State page: history, lineage and connections →

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kushano-sasanian-kingdom
MLA
“Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kushano-sasanian-kingdom. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kushano-sasanian-kingdom.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kushano-sasanian-kingdom (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻