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c. 40. A. D. Kajula Kadphises lays the foundation of the Kushan dynasty in Northern Afghanistan.
c. 40-78 A. D. Kajula Kadphises takes Gandhara and Taxila.
c. 78-110 A. D. Vima Kadphises takes the whole of northern India as far as Benares, in the east, and the mouth of the Indus, in the west.
c. 110-120 A. D. Sorter Megas (the Great Saviour) rules over India.
c. 120-160 A. D. Kanishka the Great, the third Kushan king, extends his authority over the whole of Northern India as far as Ghazipur and Vindhya Hills. In the north he wages successful wars against China and the wild tribes of Central Asia. Bauddhism makes rapid progress throughout his kingdom. The Mahayana School comes into being.
c. 160-182 A. D. Huvishka, Kanishka's son and successor.
c. 182-220 A. D. Vasudeva, the last king of the dynasty. The break-up of the Kushan Empire begins with his death.
220-425 A. D. A period of chaos and anarchy. Kidara Shahi establishes the kingdom of the Little Kushans.
226 A.D. Ardsher-Babagan founds the Sassanian dynasty of Persia, which lasts till the middle of the 7th century.
319 A. D. Chandragupta I lays the foundation of the Gupta dynasty in India.
405-411 A. D. Fa-Hien, the Chinese traveller, visits India.
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