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The flourishing international trade during the Kushana period gave tremendous impetus to the development of art. Discuss.

  • UPSC 2019
  • Post-Mauryan Period

The Kushana centuries (c. 1st–3rd century CE) coincided with the most intensive phase of pre-modern Eurasian trade, as the empire straddled the Central Asian Silk Route linking Han China to Rome. This commercial windfall is not incidental background to Kushana art — it is the material precondition for it, funding the patrons, importing the styles,…

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  • The Silk Route Corridor: Trade as Economic Engine
  • Patronage: From Merchant Wealth to Monumental Buddhist Art
  • Gandhara: Trade Networks as Carriers of Greco-Roman Style
  • Mathura and the Numismatic Record: Wealth Made Visible
  • Beyond Trade: Other Contributing Factors

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