Vima Kadphises
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Vima Kadphises was a Kushan emperor known for expanding the empire’s territory and promoting trade and coinage that facilitated cultural and economic links between Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vima Kadphises canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kushan emperor
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman trade via Indian Ocean routes
ⓘ
flourishing of urban centers in Kushan domains ⓘ |
| coinIconography |
Greek legends
ⓘ
Kharosthi legends ⓘ Nandi bull ⓘ Shiva ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
Hellenistic elements
ⓘ
Indian religious iconography ⓘ Iranian traditions ⓘ |
| currencyIntroduced | gold coinage in the Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| depictedOn | Kushan coins ⓘ |
| era |
Kushan Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Kushan era
|
| expandedInto |
Kamboja–Gandhara region
ⓘ
surface form:
Gandhara region
northwestern Indian subcontinent ⓘ parts of present-day Afghanistan ⓘ parts of present-day Pakistan ⓘ |
| father | Vima Takto ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Kushan coinage
ⓘ
issue of copper coins ⓘ issue of large gold coins ⓘ linking Central Asia and the Indian subcontinent ⓘ promotion of long-distance trade ⓘ territorial expansion of the Kushan Empire ⓘ |
| linkedRegion |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
|
| memberOf |
Kushan Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Kushan dynasty
|
| numismaticEvidence |
copper tetradrachms
ⓘ
gold dinars ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Kujula Kadphises
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of the Kushan Empire
|
| predecessor | Vima Takto ⓘ |
| promoted |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road trade
|
| region |
Central Asia
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | early 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| religion | Shaivism ⓘ |
| successor | Kanishka I ⓘ |
| usedLanguageOnCoins |
Bactrian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Prakrit ⓘ |
| usedScriptOnCoins |
Greek script
ⓘ
Kharoṣṭhī script ⓘ
surface form:
Kharosthi script
|
| usedTitle |
Soter
ⓘ
surface form:
Soter Megas
|
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