Definitions
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- proper noun conventional name of an ancient Indo-Scythian or
Tocharian realm in Central Asia and Northern India. - proper noun Alternative name for
Bactrian language being used by some scholars.
Etymologies
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The ruling dynasty had the name Kushan (Kushana), by which they are called on their coins and in the Persian sources.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians, Persians, Turks, Mongols and possibly Tibetans and Koreans) formed of deadly warriors from large parts of Asia.
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians, Persians, Turks, Mongols and possibly Tibetans and Koreans) formed of deadly warriors from large parts of Asia.
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians, Persians, Turks, Mongols and possibly Tibetans and Koreans) formed of deadly warriors from large parts of Asia.
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians, Persians, Turks, Mongols and possibly Tibetans and Koreans) formed of deadly warriors from large parts of Asia.
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians,
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians,
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians,
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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However, they became famous under the name '' Kushan '' (from Guishang, modern chinese provnce Gansu) and later again they were part of the larger Central Asian´s tribalic confoderation of the Hephthalites, a mixed ethos (Sogdians, Bactrians, Tocharians,
WN.com - Articles related to India eyeing Africa, Latin America for exports: Scindia 2010
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It probably belonged to the nomadic rulers of a Kushan province.
Afghanistan's Golden Legacy Paul Levy 2011
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