Question

cultural contribution of kushanas

Answer 1

The empire of the Kushanas proved a great civilising factor. It opened the way for the spread of Indian civilisation to central and eastern Asia. Trade and commerce flowed between China, India, Persia, Mesopotamia and the Roman-Empire. The Kushana Ambassadors were dispatched to the great Roman Emperors. The sea-borne trade of India was carried, under the Kushanas, through the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea.

The Kushanas were patrons of literature and art. A large volume of Sanskrit literature of high standard, both religious and secular, was produced in the congenial atmosphere of royal patronage. The name of the Kushan Emperor, Kanishka is associated with several eminent Buddhist writers. Asvaghosha, Nagarjuna, Vasumitra and Charak, the reputed count physician of Kanishka, was the celebrated author of the Ayurvedic Science