Kushan

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 After Ashoka's rule in Classical India, the Mauryan dynasty began to collapse. The Kushans invaded India from the northwest. The Kushans ruled inbetween the Mauryan and Gupta dynasties. The greatest king was Kanishka. He converted to Buddhism, but, by doing so, associated the religion with foreign rule. This assosiation hurt the popularity and population of Buddhists in India at the time. By 220 C.E., the Kushan stated started to collapse. After about 100 years of instability, the Gupta empire took over. ======