HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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108 AD
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58 AD
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128 AD
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78 AD
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Kaniska came to the throne is uncertain. His accession has been estimated as occurring between 78 and 144 ce; his reign is believed to have lasted 23 years. The year 78 marks the beginning of the Shaka era, a system of dating that Kaniska might have initiated.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kanishka was the most powerful ruler of the Kushana Empire. The capital of his empire was Purushpura (Peshawar). Under his rule, Kushana Empire extended from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan to Mathura and Kashmir.
Detailed explanation-3: -His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and in the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kanishka of Kushan Dynasty [127 AD – 150 AD] Considered the greatest Kushana king and also a great king of ancient India.
Detailed explanation-5: -Kanishka ascended the throne in 78 AD/ CE, and this date was used as the beginning of the Saka calendar era.