Rulers of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom
Kushano-Sasanian ruler Ardashir I Kushanshah , circa 230-250 CE. Merv mint. Kushanshah (Bactrian : KΟÞANΟ ÞAΟ, Koshano Shao , Pahlavi : Kwšan MLK Kushan Malik ) was the title of the rulers of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom , the parts of the former Kushan Empire in the areas of Sogdiana , Bactria and Gandhara , named Kushanshahr and held by the Sasanian Empire , during the 3rd and 4th centuries CE.[ 2] Kushano-Sasanians , or Indo-Sasanians .
The Kushanshahs minted their own coinage, and took the title of Kushanshas, ie "Kings of the Kushans".[ 2] [ 2] [citation needed
A rebellion of Hormizd I Kushanshah (277-286 CE), who issued coins with the title Kushanshahanshah (KΟÞANΟ ÞAΟNΟNΟ ÞAΟ "King of kings of the Kushans"), seems to have occurred against contemporary emperor Bahram II (276-293 CE) of the Sasanian Empire, but failed.[ 2]
The title is first attested in the Paikuli inscription of the Sasanian shah Narseh in ca. 293, where it functioned as a title for the Sasanian governors of the eastern portion of the empire . The title was also used by the Kidarite dynasty , which was the last kingdom to make use of it.[citation needed
Main Kushanshahs
The following Kushanshahs were:
References
^ a b c d The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 3, E. Yarshater p.209 sq
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