Kushan Empire
empire in Central and South Asia (30–375 AD)
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Summary
Kushan Empire is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,962 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Hinduism[3]
- Continent: Asia[4]
- Instance of: empire[5]
- Capital: Bagram[6]
- Official language: Greek[7], Bactrian[8]
- Currency: Kushan coinage[9]
- Basic form of government: monarchy[10]
- Commons category: Kushan Empire[11]
- Inception: 30[12]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 375[13]
- Coordinate location: 34.98333333, 69.3[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kushan Empire[15]
- Commons gallery: Kushan Empire[16]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[17]
- Replaced by: Kidarites[18], Gupta Empire[19]
- Native label: Βασιλεία Κοσσανῶν[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
- Has works in the collection: British Museum[22]
- P14541: flrBI[23]
Why It Matters
Kushan Empire has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 160 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]