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Where did Kanishka convene a great Buddhist council?Read the answer and worked solution →How did Buddhism patronised by the Kushans reach China?Read the answer and worked solution →Which language did the Kushans first use for administration?Read the answer and worked solution →Kushan gold coins were called Dinara, a name derived from which Roman coin?Read the answer and worked solution →The early coinage of which Indian empire was derived from Kushan coinage?Read the answer and worked solution →The Kushan rule linked Indian Ocean sea trade with which land route?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Chinese dynasty had diplomatic contacts with the Kushans?Read the answer and worked solution →Which invaders ended the last Kushan rule around 375 CE?Read the answer and worked solution →From where did the Yuezhi migrate before settling in Bactria?Read the answer and worked solution →Who founded the Shunga dynasty after taking the throne of Magadha from the Mauryas?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhagabhadra held court at Besnagar, which is modern what?Read the answer and worked solution →Who was the last Maurya ruler, assassinated by Pushyamitra?Read the answer and worked solution →For how many years did Pushyamitra rule?Read the answer and worked solution →Who succeeded Pushyamitra as Shunga ruler?Read the answer and worked solution →How many Shunga rulers are recorded?Read the answer and worked solution →Who assassinated the last Shunga emperor Devabhuti?Read the answer and worked solution →Which dynasty succeeded the Shungas around 73 BCE?Read the answer and worked solution →In Kalidasa's drama, Agnimitra serves as viceroy of which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Which famous Buddhist monuments flourished in the Shunga period?Read the answer and worked solution →Which script did the Shunga empire use to write Sanskrit?Read the answer and worked solution →Whom do Indian sources call Yavanas in the Shunga period?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indo-Greek ruler is described as a convert to Buddhism in the Milindapanha?Read the answer and worked solution →Which text relates the Indo-Greek attack on the Shunga capital Pataliputra?Read the answer and worked solution →Which inscription proves Shunga control of Ayodhya?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Deccan dynasty did the Shungas fight, alongside the Kalingas and Indo-Greeks?Read the answer and worked solution →For which period is the Shunga empire dated, as it controlled much of northern India?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Where did Kanishka convene a great Buddhist council?

  1. Pataliputra
  2. Kashmir
  3. Nashik
  4. Sanchi
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Correct answer: B. Kashmir

1. Kanishka is known as a major patron of Buddhism. 2. Buddhist tradition says he convened a great council in Kashmir. 3. Pataliputra, Nashik and Sanchi are not linked to his council. _Source: Wikipedia, Kushan Empire, Buddhism_

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How did Buddhism patronised by the Kushans reach China?

  1. By sea from Kerala
  2. Through the Silk Road
  3. Through Tibet only
  4. By Roman ships
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Correct answer: B. Through the Silk Road

1. Kushan lands lay on the great trade routes. 2. Buddhism spread to China and other Asian countries through the Silk Road. 3. The text does not name the sea route, Tibet alone or Roman ships. _Source: Wikipedia, Kushan Empire, Buddhism_

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Which language did the Kushans first use for administration?

  1. Sanskrit
  2. Greek
  3. Persian
  4. Tamil
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Correct answer: B. Greek

1. Kushans inherited Hellenistic Bactria. 2. They initially used Greek for administration. 3. They soon switched to the Eastern Iranian Bactrian language, not Sanskrit, Persian or Tamil. _Source: Wikipedia, Kushan Empire, Lead section_

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