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The Silk Road's Forgotten Middlemen: The Kushan Empire
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Kushan Empire, the pivotal but often overlooked power that controlled the Silk Road's heartland from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE. They discuss how the Kushans, originally nomadic Yuezhi, conquered Bactria and northern India, creating a vast multicultural empire. Lucas explains the Kushan role as middlemen between Rome, Persia, and China, highlighting their minting of gold coins bearing Roman motifs and their patronage of both Buddhism and Zoroastrianist cults. The conversation delves into key figures like Kujula Kadphises, who unified the…
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