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Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
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Ashvaghosha
Poet / writer
Kushan Empire
active c. 100 CE
Author of the Buddhacharita, at Kanishka's court.
Their world
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The map shows Kushan Empire around their lifetime and where the events of their lifetime took place.
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Rulers of the time
Kujula Kadphises
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE
Vima Taktu
Emperor, Kushan Empire · c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
Events in their lifetime
| 78 CE | Saka era begins |
| c. 100 CE | Chaitya halls at Karla and Nashik |
| c. 124 CE | Gautamiputra Satakarni defeats Nahapana The Satavahanas recovered the western Deccan from the Kshaharatas. |
| c. 127 CE | Kanishka's accession |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Ashvaghosha’s life.
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