Kushan Empire

empire in Central and South Asia (30–375 AD)

19 dated entries naming Kushan Empire, drawn from 19 separate years between 12 BCE and 460 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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1st century BC

12 BCEKing Azes II dies. The rule of the Indo-Scythians crumbles as the Kushans, one of the five tribes of the Yuezhi who live in Bactria expand into India to create a Kushan Empire.source

1st century

30The Kushan Empire is founded (approximate date).source
50The Yuezhi tribes are united under the Kushan leader Kujula Kadphises, thus creating the Kushan Empire in Afghanistan and northern India (approximate date).source
53Kanishka I, Indian ruler of the Kushan Empire (d. 150)source
64The Kushan sack the ancient town of Taxila (in modern-day Pakistan).source
78Emperor Kadphises of the Kushan Empire sends a delegation to Rome, to seek support against the Parthians.source
99Emissaries of the Kushan Empire reach the Roman Empire.source

2nd century

103Kanishka I, ruler of the Kushan Empire (approximate date)source
105Pacorus II of Parthia dies after a 27-year reign, in which he has reclaimed all of his empire. His successor Vologases III reigns until 147 AD, suppressing brief rebellions, as he battles against the Kushan and Alani.source
127Kanishka I starts to rule in the Kushan Empire (approximate date).source
130Huviska becomes king of the Kushan Empire in India.source
144Reign of Huvishka, emperor of the Kushan Empire.source
151Kanishka, Indian ruler of the Kushan Empiresource
178In India, the decline of the Kushan Empire begins. The Sassanides take over Central Asia.source

3rd century

224April 28 – Battle of Hormozdgan: King Ardashir I defeats Artabanus V, destroying the Parthian Empire, and establishing the Sassanid Dynasty. Artabanus V's brother Vologases VI will continue to rule, with Armenian and Kushan support, over outlying parts of Parthia.source
227King Ardashir I annexes his new empire from the east to the northwest. He conquers, with his army, the provinces of Chorasmia, Sistan and the island Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. The kings of the Kushan Empire and Turan recognize Ardashir as their overlord.source
241Shapur I annexes parts of the Kushan Empire. The ancient city of Bagram (modern Afghanistan) is abandoned.source

4th century

375Kipunada, Indian ruler of the Kushan Empiresource

5th century

460The Hepthalites (White Huns) conquer the remnants of the Kushan Empire and enter India.source