Interview - The Kushan Empire with Dr. Lauren Morris

The Kushans were the premier dynasty of the Yuezhi, a nomadic confederation that migrated and settled in northern Bactria during the mid-to-late second century BC. With a steady hand, their empire would eventually encompass most of Central Asia and Northwestern India for the next 300 years, the former heartlands of the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek kingdoms. Dr. Lauren Morris lends her expertise on this often poorly understood group, tracing the history of the Kushans and their impact on the broader framework of Eurasia by using key archaeological finds such as the Begram Hoard to illustrate the dynamism of these kings in their presentation and policies.
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Thank you so much. it was a wonderful discussion of the topic.

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Fantastic interview. @ 28:00 her explanation is spot on factual. Thanks for providing reasoning with explanation

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One of major archeological proof for Kushan not being Buddhist comes from Tokri tilla. Inscription here named this settlement Devakula. Deva was East Persian Aryan offshoot of Bactria and Sogdia that competed with Ashura of mainland Persia. All artifacts in settlement of Tokri tilla near Mathura are of Bactrian gods not related to Buddhism. Few of these deities later turned into modern Hinduism pantheon with new names

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[@panderichthys_rhombolepis]

Very interesting podcast. The only thing I would have liked is for the speaker not to interject 'yeah' every now and then. It is a little annoying. Make that VERY annoying. Also, as with all Australians, there is a lot of 'uptalk', where the ends of the sentences are framed as questions.

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lol my asst is always editing out my filler words in my videos. Post production and editing is golden. That said love the discussion. Thank you!