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📘 Current GK Topic: Indian History – Empires – Kushanas Empire (as per HP Patwari Syllabus)
🏛️ Kushanas Empire: A Bridge Between India and the World
When we study Ancient Indian history, the Kushanas stand out as a dynasty that connected India with the wider world. Originating from the Yueh-chi tribes of Central Asia, the Kushanas established a powerful empire in north-western India between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE. Under great rulers like Kanishka, they transformed from foreign migrants into influential Indian monarchs who shaped politics, religion, trade, and art.
The Kushanas are especially important because they acted as a cultural and commercial bridge between India, Central Asia, China, and Rome. Their control over major routes of the Silk Road boosted international trade, bringing prosperity reflected in their famous gold coins. Culturally, they played a decisive role in the spread of Mahayana Buddhism, particularly through the Fourth Buddhist Council held during Kanishka’s reign. The flourishing of Gandhara and Mathura art under them marked a turning point in Indian sculpture, especially in the depiction of the Buddha in human form.
For competitive exams like HPPSC and State PSC, the Kushanas are crucial because they link political expansion, religious development, economic growth, and artistic evolution. Understanding them helps you grasp how ancient India became part of a larger Eurasian network of ideas and trade.
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Q21. The Rabatak inscription is associated with which ruler?
रबातक अभिलेख किस शासक से संबंधित है?
A) Kujula
B) Kanishka
C) Huvishka
D) Vasudeva
Q22. Kushana rule declined due to invasion of?
कुषाण शासन का पतन किसके आक्रमण से हुआ?
A) Shakas
B) Guptas
C) Hunas
D) Mauryas
Q23. Which Kushana ruler extended rule to the Ganga valley?
किस कुषाण शासक ने गंगा घाटी तक विस्तार किया?
A) Kujula
B) Vima
C) Kanishka
D) Huvishka
Q24. Kushana gold coins indicate prosperity due to?
कुषाण स्वर्ण मुद्राएँ किस समृद्धि का संकेत देती हैं?
A) Agriculture
B) Trade
C) Mining
D) Taxation
Q25. The Silk Route connected India to?
सिल्क रूट भारत को किससे जोड़ता था?
A) China
B) Rome
C) Central Asia
D) All of these
Q26. The Kushanas adopted which Indian title?
कुषाणों ने कौन-सी भारतीय उपाधि अपनाई?
A) Maharaja
B) Chakravartin
C) Samrat
D) Rajan
Q27. Which deity appears frequently on Kushana coins?
कुषाण सिक्कों पर किस देवता की आकृति प्रायः मिलती है?
A) Shiva
B) Buddha
C) Mithra
D) All of these
Q28. The era started by Kanishka began in?
कनिष्क द्वारा प्रारंभ संवत किस वर्ष से माना जाता है?
A) 58 BCE
B) 78 CE
C) 127 CE
D) 320 CE
Q29. Kushana territory included parts of modern?
कुषाण क्षेत्र आधुनिक किस देश में भी फैला था?
A) Afghanistan
B) Pakistan
C) Uzbekistan
D) All of these
Q30. The Kushanas were instrumental in spread of which Buddhism sect?
कुषाण किस बौद्ध संप्रदाय के प्रसार में सहायक थे?
A) Theravada
B) Mahayana
C) Hinayana
D) Vajrayana
✅ Answers
21-B, 22-C, 23-C, 24-B, 25-D, 26-A, 27-D, 28-C, 29-D, 30-B
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