Kaniska, also spelled Kanishka, Chinese Chia-ni-se-chia (flourished 1st century ce), greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region. He is, however, chiefly remembered as a great patron of Buddhism. Through inheritance and conquest, Kaniska’s kingdom covered an area extending from Bukhara (now in Uzbekistan) in the west to Patna in the Ganges (Ganga) River valley in the east and from the Pamirs (now in Tajikistan) in the north to central India in the south. His capital probably was Purusapura (Peshawar, now in Pakistan). He may have crossed the Pamirs and subjugated the kings of the city-states of Khotan (Hotan), Kashgar, and Yarkand (now in the Xinjiang region of China), who had previously been tributaries of the Han emperors of China. His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and the transmissio...
World's largest nation called Gujjar or Gurjar or Gojar. other names are Kushan, White Huns, Uochi, Kush, Khizar, Jurj, Aryan, Khushtria, origin of Gurjar was Arya Warta. Gujjars are divide in 750 sub cast like kalis, Kassana, Khatana, Chhawri, Bhadana, Gorsi, Partihar, Parmar, Noon, Chechi, Chohan etc. So many cities and countries with name of Gujjars like Chechnya, Albania, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Kharian etc