alleryWho was the founder of the Kushan dynasty?
AKanishka I
BVima Takto
CVasudeva I
DKujula Kadphises
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Kujula Kadphises
1. The Kushans were a branch of the Yuezhi confederation.
2. Kujula Kadphises welded the tribes together and founded the dynasty.
3. Kanishka, Huvishka and Vasudeva I were later emperors.
_Source: Wikipedia, Kushan Empire, Lead section_
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