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Sagars (Saityas)

The Sagars = those who put an end to the rule of the Indo-Greeks in India.
These are a nomadic people, the Iranian Scythians.
They were known as “Sagars” in Sanskrit.
The person who initiated the rule of the Sagars in India = Maos (or) Megha.
The capital of the Sagars = Sirkab.
People associated with the “Mora Inscription” = Sagars.
The king mentioned in the Mora inscription = Maos (Megha).
The images engraved on the coins issued by Mao were = Shiva and Buddha.
The Sagar dynasty king who issued coins engraved with images of Shiva and Buddha = Maos.
The Sagars administered the government by appointing governors called “Shabdirabhas” or “Satraps”.
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The main king of the Sagara dynasty = Rudradaman.
Inscription related to Rudradaman = Junagadh Inscription (Kirnar Inscription).
The creator of the Junagadh/Kirnar inscription = Sagar king Rudradaman.
The first inscription written in pure Sanskrit = Junagadh / Kirnar inscription.
The first inscription written in pure Sanskrit in India = Junagadh / Kirnar inscription.
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The Kushans were a member of the Yu-Ch-Chi tribal group of China.
Other sections of the U-C-C tribe accepted the leadership of the Kushans.
The early capital of the Kushans = Kabul.
Where was the capital of the Kushans later shifted from Kabul = Peshawar (Purushapuram).
The greatest of the Kushana kings = Kanishka.

The greatest king of the Kushana dynasty = Kanishka.
The era started by Kanishka = Sagar era, 78 AD (BC).
Year Kanishka ascended the throne = 78 AD (BC).
Kanishka conquered Kashmir.
He defeated the Chinese general “Pan-Xiang” and defeated the Chinese invasion.
Kanishka followed “Buddhism”.
The Buddhism supported by Kanishka = Mahayana Buddhism.
The person who converted Kanishka to Buddhism = Ashvagosha.
The king who declared Buddhism as the state religion = Kanishka.
The person who convened the Fourth Buddhist Council was = Kanishka.
The place where the Fourth Buddhist Council was held = Kundala forest near Kashmir.
It was at this fourth council that Buddhism split into two sects, Hinayana and Mahayana.
Buddhist scholars who graced Kanishka’s court = Ashvagosha, Vasumitra, Nagarjuna.
He founded a new city called ‘Kanishkapuram’ in Kashmir.
The Gandhara school of art reached its peak during the reign of Kanishka.
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He established good relations with the Chinese and Roman emperors.
The Kushan king who issued coins engraved with the image of “Lord Shiva” = Kadphises II.
The name of the king is written on the coin in the “Kharosti” language.
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