Short thread on the Kushan Emperors and their administration
It is unknown but probable that the Kushan emperors had some kind of council to advise them. Directly responsible to the emperor were generals of the army (named "Kara-Irango" in Bactrian, Surkh Kotal) and military...
It is unknown but probable that the Kushan emperors had some kind of council to advise them. Directly responsible to the emperor were generals of the army (named "Kara-Irango" in Bactrian, Surkh Kotal) and military...
officers such as the "Kanarang" ("warden of the marches"). Civil officials existed, most of whom continuations from earlier periods and empires, such as the Greco-Bactrians. After conquering the Subcontinent, some Indian titles were also embraced by the Kushans.
For example, "Dandanayaka" which has been explained as a chief of police, general of the army, judge, or perhaps something else.
Unfortunately there is not enough evidence to reconstruct a picture of the local administration.
Unfortunately there is not enough evidence to reconstruct a picture of the local administration.
The answer to many of these questions lies in what is now Afghanistan. But for now not much can be known due to political instability.
Source: "The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion" by Richard N. Frye, pages 143-144.
Source: "The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion" by Richard N. Frye, pages 143-144.
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