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The Indo-Greeks were on decline & the grounds were fertile for yet another invasion of #India. This time it was the Yuezhi tribe of Gansu from #China. They established the #KushanEmpire.
This #thread is about Kushans & how they became Indianised, unlike later Islam!c invaders.
This #thread is about Kushans & how they became Indianised, unlike later Islam!c invaders.
The Kushans started to establish themselves as a major power around 30 CE with Kujula Kadphises forming a confederacy of various tribes from China.
They adopted Greek as their court language, which was soon replaced by Bactrian, the popular local language.
They adopted Greek as their court language, which was soon replaced by Bactrian, the popular local language.
