Kushan Invasion Of India – iTopper IAS Academy

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