The inspiration for the title "devaputra" may have come from rulers of which ancient civilization? |
Roman Empire Egyptian Pharaohs Chinese dynasties Persian Empire |
Chinese dynasties |
During the first century BCE to the first century CE, the Kushanas, who held dominion over a vast kingdom spanning from Central Asia to northwest India, employed a compelling strategy to assert their elevated status - identifying with various deities. The Kushanas most prominently exemplify this approach through the use of inscriptions, textual traditions, and especially their coins and sculptures. |