Pax Kushana

Pax KushanaorPax Kushanica(Latinfor "Kushan Peace", modelled afterPax Romana) is a historiographical term sometimes used to describe the social and economic peace in the regions under theKushan Empirebetween 2nd and 4th centuries AD, notably in theIndus Valley,Gandharaand parts ofCentral Asia.^[1]^[2]

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This period was characterized by a high level of urbanization in the Indus Valley andBactria,greater trade connections between the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia, and expansion of the arable land in the empire.^[1]It also oversaw the flourishing ofGandharan Buddhismandtransmission of Buddhism through the Silk Road to China.^[3]

The Kushan Empire was located on the meeting points of theSasanianandParthianempires,Han China,and the variousIndian kingdomsto the east. French historianAlain Daniéloustates "For a time, the Kushana Empire was the centerpoint of the major civilizations".^[4]The peace and prosperity brought by the Kushan Empire resulted in new styles ofartandcoinage,and strengthened theIndo-Roman tradelinks.

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^^a ^bReden, Sitta von (2021-12-20).Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies: Volume 2: Local, Regional, and Imperial Economies.Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.ISBN 978-3-11-060493-1.
^Darian, Steven G. (2001).The Ganges in Myth and History.Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 94.ISBN 978-81-208-1757-9.
^Hiltebeitel, Alf (2011-08-17).Dharma: Its Early History in Law, Religion, and Narrative.Oxford University Press, USA. p. 317.ISBN 978-0-19-539423-8.
^Daniélou, Alain (2003).A Brief History of India.Simon and Schuster. p. 111.ISBN 9781594777943.

[a-1] Reden, Sitta von (2021-12-20).Handbook of Ancient Afro-Eurasian Economies: Volume 2: Local, Regional, and Imperial Economies.Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.ISBN 978-3-11-060493-1.

[2] Darian, Steven G. (2001).The Ganges in Myth and History.Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 94.ISBN 978-81-208-1757-9.

[3] Hiltebeitel, Alf (2011-08-17).Dharma: Its Early History in Law, Religion, and Narrative.Oxford University Press, USA. p. 317.ISBN 978-0-19-539423-8.

[A_Brief_History_of_India-4] Daniélou, Alain (2003).A Brief History of India.Simon and Schuster. p. 111.ISBN 9781594777943.

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v t e Periods ofregional and relative peace
Contemporary	Long Peace Pax Americana Pax Atomica Pax Europaea Pax Praetoriana
Historical	Pax Assyriaca Pax Austriaca Pax Britannica Pax Dei Pax Gupta Pax Helvetica Pax Hispanica Pax Italica Pax Khazarica Pax Kushana Pax Mafiosa Pax Minoica Pax Mongolica Pax Ottomana Pax Romana Pax Russica Pax Sinica Pax Sovietica Pax Sumerica Pax Syriana Pax Tokugawa

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