• The Kushanas were a Central Asian tribe that entered India around the 1st century CE.
• They established a powerful empire in north-western India and parts of Central Asia
• Capitals:
○ First Capital: Purushapura (modern-day Peshawar, Pakistan).
○ Second Capital: Mathura (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India).
• Significance of Mathura
○ Mathura was an important center of trade, art, and religion during the Kushana period.
○ It was a strategic location for controlling the Gangetic plains and the trade routes to the northwest
○ Under the Kushanas, Mathura experienced a surge in art and culture, leading to the development of the renowned Mathura School of Art.
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