Kushan Empire
Kushan describes one branch of the Yuezhi, an Indo - European group driven from northwestern China in 176–160 B.C. The Yuezhi reached Bactria (northwest Afghanistan and Tajikistan) around 135 B.C., moved south into Gandhara, and established a capital near Kabul.
Kanishka
Kanishka, the greatest king of the Kushana dynasty, is mostly remembered for convening the fourth great Buddhist council in Kashmir. He enlarged the kingdom from Bactria into Turkestan, Kashmir and northern India. His debated dates cover approximately c. 53 ? - c. 123.
King Kanishka
Kanishka's kingdom extended from Bukhara (in modern Uzbekistan) in the west to Patna in the Ganges Valley in the east, and from the Pamirs (in modern Tajikistan) in the north to central India in the south. His capital was Purusapura (Peshawar).
Kushan Empire
The Yuezhi (Indo-European people) who had been living in northwestern China, were driven west by the Xiongnu in 176 – 160 B.C., and reached Bactria (northwest Afghanistan and Tajikistan) around 135 B.C. Maps included.
Bactria
Bactria in Afghanistan was a contested region that Alexander the Great partly conquered.