Practicing Success
Where were colossal statues of Kushana rulers found, providing insights into their self-perceived status? |
Varanasi, India Lahore, Pakistan Mat near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India Beijing, China |
Mat near Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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. |