- The Kushanas were a branch of the Yuchi tribe, whose original home was Central Asia. They first came to Bactria displacing the Sakas
- Founder of the Kushana dynasty was Kujula Kadphises or Kadphises I
- He occupied the Kabul valley and issued coins in his name
- His son Wima Kadphises or Kadphises II conquered the whole of northwestern India as far as Mathura
- He issued gold coins with high-sounding titles like the ‘Lord of the Whole World’. He was a devotee of Lord Shiva