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Vasishka

3rd century CE · 3rd century

Vasishka was a Kushan emperor of the 3rd century CE, one of the successors of Vasudeva I during the empire's decline. He is known from inscriptions dated in the Kanishka era and from coins, and ruled a reduced realm in north-western India while the Sasanians advanced in Bactria.

Vasishka
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Vasishka. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/vasishka
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