TheKushansbuiltoneofthemostintriguingpoliticalpowerinworldhistory.ContemporarytotheRomanEmpireandtheHanEmpireacrossmillenniumsaroundtheCommonErathisregimelastedmorethanthreehundredyearscountingfromitsdominanceatBactriaaroundthebeginningofthefirstcenturyBCEtotheitssubmissiontotheSassanianEmpireinthethirdcenturyCE.AttheapexofimperialexpansiontheKushanEmpireencompassedalargeterritoryfromCentralAsiatoSouthAsia.YettheKushanregimewasprobablyamongtheleastunderstoodancientempiresinworldhistory.S
