Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Ancient History

Question:

Who was the founder of Kushana kingdom in ancient India?

Options:

Rudradaman II

Rudradaman

Kanishka

Kajula Kadphises

Correct Answer:

Kajula Kadphises

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4- Kajula Kadphises

Kujula Kadphises was a Yuezhi chief who founded the Kushan Empire in the 1st century CE. He was a brilliant military strategist and a skilled diplomat, and he quickly expanded the empire to include much of Central Asia and northwestern India.

Kujula Kadphises was succeeded by his son Vima Kadphises, who further expanded the empire into the Gangetic plain. Kanishka, the grandson of Kujula Kadphises, is considered to be the greatest Kushan emperor. He was a patron of Buddhism and the arts, and he convened the Fourth Buddhist Council in Kashmir.