Question

Describe the society, religion, trade and commerce during the Kushan period.

Answer 1

The society, religion, trade and commerce during the Kushan period

Explanation:

• The Kushans adopted numerous local beliefs and customs, including Zoroastrianism and the two rising religions in the region, the Greek cults and Buddhism.From the hour of Vima Takto, numerous Kushans began embracing parts of Buddhist culture, and like the Egyptians, they assimilated the strong remnants of the Greek culture of the Hellenistic Kingdoms, turning out to be in any event halfway Hellenised. The incomparable Kushan emperor Vima Kadphises may have embraced Shaivism (an order of Hinduism), as derived by coins stamped during the period. The accompanying Kushan emperors represented to a wide variety of religions including Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and Shaivism.  

• At the height of the dynasty, the Kushans approximately ruled a region that stretched out to the Aral Sea through present-day Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan into northern India.  

The free solidarity and relative tranquility of such a tremendous region supported long-separation exchange, carried Chinese silks to Rome, and made strings of prospering urban focuses

Answer 2

Diplomacy and Trade

The Kushan Empire linked the seagoing trade of the Indian Ocean with the commerce of the Silk Road, via the Indus Valley, while providing security that encouraged travel across the Khunjerab Pass and facilitated the spread of Mahayana Buddhism to China.