Question

Give an account of the kushanas administration.

Answer 1

Answer:

Kushana administrative system stands between the Greek-Shaka-Pahlava system, on the one hand, and the Gupta system, on the other. Kushanas borrowed principles of governance from their predecessors and developed such principles and institutions which continued and were adopted by the imperial Guptas.

The Kushana kings, unlike the Mauryas, used grand eloquent titles such as maharaj, rajatiraja etc. Kujula Kadphises, the founder of the Kushana kingdom in India, is described as a small chief (yavuga), but later kings adopted bigger titles. Although, both the titles seem Indian in form, the title rajatiraja was derived from their Parthian predecessors.