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{{Continental Asia in 100 CE|right|The Kushan Empire and contemporary polities in continental Asia circa 100 AD. Kushan empire was a meeting point between [[East Asia]] and [[West Asia]]. Eurasia in the 2nd century AD.||Map_of_the_Kushan_Empire_(large).png}} | |||
'''''Pax Kushana''''' or '''''Pax Kushanica''''' ([[Latin]] for "Kushan Peace", modelled after ''[[Pax Romana]]'') is a historiographical term sometimes used to describe the social and economic peace in the regions under the [[Kushan Empire]] between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, notably in the [[Indus Valley]], [[Gandhara]] and parts of [[Central Asia]].<ref name="a">{{Cite book |last=Reden |first=Sitta von |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmZUEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT937 |title=Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies: Volume 2: Local, Regional, and Imperial Economies |date=2021 | '''''Pax Kushana''''' or '''''Pax Kushanica''''' ([[Latin]] for "Kushan Peace", modelled after ''[[Pax Romana]]'') is a historiographical term sometimes used to describe the social and economic peace in the regions under the [[Kushan Empire]] between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, notably in the [[Indus Valley]], [[Gandhara]] and parts of [[Central Asia]].<ref name="a">{{Cite book |last=Reden |first=Sitta von |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cmZUEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT937 |title=Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies: Volume 2: Local, Regional, and Imperial Economies |date=12 December 2021 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |isbn=978-3-11-060493-1 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Darian |first=Steven G. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0obUy_W9NREC&dq=pax+kushana&pg=PA94 |title=The Ganges in Myth and History |date=2001 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-1757-9 |page=94 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
This period was characterized by a high level of urbanization in the Indus Valley and [[Bactria]], greater trade connections between Indian subcontinent and Central Asia and expansion of arable | This period was characterized by a high level of urbanization in the Indus Valley and [[Bactria]], greater trade connections between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, and expansion of the arable land in the empire.<ref name="a" /> It also oversaw the flourishing of [[Gandharan Buddhism]] and [[Silk Road transmission of Buddhism|transmission of Buddhism through the Silk Road to China]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hiltebeitel |first=Alf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U4NF8pYxdvIC&dq=pax+kushana&pg=PA317 |title=Dharma: Its Early History in Law, Religion, and Narrative |date=17 August 2011 |publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=978-0-19-539423-8 |page=317 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Kushan | The Kushan Empire was located on the meeting points of the [[Sasanian Empire|Sasanian]] and [[Parthian Empire|Parthian]] empires, [[Han China]], and the various [[Classical India|Indian kingdoms]] to the east. French historian [[Alain Daniélou]] states "For a time, the Kushana Empire was the centerpoint of the major civilizations".<ref name="A Brief History of India">{{cite book |last1=Daniélou |first1=Alain |title=A Brief History of India |date=2003 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=9781594777943 |page=111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xlwoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT111}}</ref> The peace and prosperity brought by the Kushan Empire resulted in new styles of [[Kushan art|art]] and [[Kushan coinage|coinage]], and strengthened the [[Indo-Roman trade]] links. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Template:Continental Asia in 100 CE Pax Kushana or Pax Kushanica (Latin for "Kushan Peace", modelled after Pax Romana) is a historiographical term sometimes used to describe the social and economic peace in the regions under the Kushan Empire between 2nd and 4th centuries AD, notably in the Indus Valley, Gandhara and parts of Central Asia.[1][2]
Background[edit | edit source]
This period was characterized by a high level of urbanization in the Indus Valley and Bactria, greater trade connections between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, and expansion of the arable land in the empire.[1] It also oversaw the flourishing of Gandharan Buddhism and transmission of Buddhism through the Silk Road to China.[3]
The Kushan Empire was located on the meeting points of the Sasanian and Parthian empires, Han China, and the various Indian kingdoms to the east. French historian Alain Daniélou states "For a time, the Kushana Empire was the centerpoint of the major civilizations".[4] The peace and prosperity brought by the Kushan Empire resulted in new styles of art and coinage, and strengthened the Indo-Roman trade links.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Pax Gupta, a period of relative peace in the succeeding Gupta Empire
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Reden, Sitta von (12 December 2021). Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies: Volume 2: Local, Regional, and Imperial Economies. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-060493-1.
- ↑ Darian, Steven G. (2001). The Ganges in Myth and History. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 94. ISBN 978-81-208-1757-9.
- ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (17 August 2011). Dharma: Its Early History in Law, Religion, and Narrative. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 317. ISBN 978-0-19-539423-8.
- ↑ Daniélou, Alain (2003). A Brief History of India. Simon and Schuster. p. 111. ISBN 9781594777943.