The origins of Kushan dynasty continue to be debated, and precise dates, especially for the late Kushan kings, remain elusive, but the coinage reveals the Kushan dynasty as a major force in the cultural and political history of the ancient Silk Road. At Kundalvana in Kashmir, Kanishka assembled the fourth Buddhist Council. The Kushan Empire was a vast inland empire that stretched across Central and South Asia during the first to fourth centuries AD. Kanishkas coinage depicts depictions of Indian, Greek, Iranian, and even Sumero-Elamite deities. North and East India imitations (coins A1-A168) KANISHKA COINAGE SERIES
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