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Indian History Part 43 THE KHYBER PASS Section III: Greeks, Kushans, Sasanians and White Huns

Canberra, 2 October 2015 The regions around the Hindu Kush mountain ranges went through three hundred years of turmoil to create and consolidate kingdoms that rose and fell with the regularity and assurance of day following night. The Khyber Pass was at the centre of this upheaval and went through an era of volatility seldom […]

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FROM INDUS TO INDEPENDENCE: A TREK THROUGH INDIAN HISTORY: Part 17

Canberra, 14 October 2013 THE KUSHANS Section II KANISHKA: THE CONQUEROR Kanishka is a name cherished by Indian tradition, famous beyond the geographical limits of the sub-continent, and one that continues to live in the legends of China, Tibet and Mongolia. Strangely, the details of the reign of this powerful ruler is largely unauthenticated and […]

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