Indo-Scythians

State · 144 BCE – 282 CE · at its largest around 66 BCE

Saka nomads who migrated from Central Asia into northwestern India, founding kingdoms under rulers such as Maues and Azes.

On its lands while it lasted

• Ujjain (c. 600 BCE – c. 405 CE): Capital of Janapada of Avanti (600 BCE–405 BCE), Western Satraps (43–405).
• Kushan Empire (c. 30–375 CE): Empire founded by Kujula Kadphises around 30 CE that united Bactria, Gandhara and northern India, linking Rome, Parthia and Han China through trade.
• Bagram (c. 43 CE): Capital of Kushan Empire (43–237), Eastern Kushans (238–346), Western Kushans (238–259).
• Gandhara Greco-Buddhist art (c. 100 CE): Buddhist art of Gandhara that blended Hellenistic and Indian styles and produced some of the earliest human representations of the Buddha.

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