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1 Persian Achaemeniad control
2 Greek control
3 Indian control
4 Parthian control
5 Greco-Bactrian control
6 Yüeh-Chi (Kushans)
7 Sasanid Persian rule
8 Arab muslim dynastic rule
9 Competing local dynasties
10 Seljuk Turks (Selyucids)
11 Shansabani Persians of Ghür (Ghürids)
12 Khwärezm-Shahs (Uzbekhs)
13 The Mongols
14 Sarbardarids
15 Timurids
16 Eastern Afghanistan
17 Western Afghanistan
18 Independent Afghanistan under the Hotaki Khans
19 Return of the Safavid Persians
20 Shah Nader's Persian Empire and the unifying of Afghanistan
21 Independent Afghanistan under the House of Durrani
22 House of Baraksay
23 Republic of Afghanistan: The presidency of Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan
24 Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
25 Russian occupation
26 Civil war: Post-Russian occupation
27 Civil war: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
28 Taliban rule
29 Post-Taliban rule
  
  
  Updated November 2001
  Compiled by Dr Kevin Vang © 2001
  Website by Ahmet Bektas (web ).
6.0 YÜEH-CHI (KUSHANS)
135 BC Yüeh-chi: A lose confederation of five Central Asian nomadic tribes known as the Yüeh-chi with the aid of the Scythian Warrior Saka succeed in conquering most of Bactria from the local Greco-Bactrians rulers. Bactria is ruled as a dependency at first and then formally consolidated. Saka is eventually exiled to India where he forms an Empire in the Punjab.
70 BC Pahlavas: A group of Parthians related to the Scythians occupy parts of Afghanistan around the Kabul Valley and bring an end to the Sacan Empire in the Punjab. Mitridites II, Vonones, Spalirises (brother), Arzes II (son) takes Punjab.
10 BC Kujula Kadfises: unifies the Yüeh-chi under the Kushan (Kusana) Banner and expels the Pahlavas from the Kabul Valley and surrounding area.
-80AD Vinia Kadfises (son): expands Kushan Empire into Northern India
78-96 AD Kaniska: Founds the Second Kushan Dynasty with the capital at Peshawar.
96-126 AD Vasiska (son)
126-141 AD Kaniska II (son)
141-164 AD Huviska (brother)
164-175 AD Vasuska (son of Kaniska II)
175-198 AD Vasudeva
200-226 AD Kushan Empire gradually disintegrates into a series of principalities ruled by various Kushan Princes
 

© 2001 by Kevin Vang

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