2.25 Ancient India Part XXV: Indo Greeks(Bactrians), Indo-Scythians(Shakas), Indo-Parthians, Kushanas-Kanishka the Great

Indo Greeks(Bactrians), Indo-Scythians(Shakas), Indo-Parthians, Kushanas all came and ruled parts of northern India. Kanishka the Great was the most famous among all these rulers. They accepted Indian cultures, beliefs and added it to their own. Many of their rulers are today known for their religious tolerance. In this episode we shall cover the details of the Central Asian rulers(their origins or those of the founders of their dynasty lay in Central Asia) and dynasties that ruled over parts of India in their periods of rule that roughly lay between 300 BC and 300 AD. They mainly ruled over the northern parts of Indian subcontinent and parts of central Asia. We also mention the first two Scythian rulers in India, Maues(the name means "Tiger" in the Scythian/Saka language) and Azes(the name means "Leader" in the Scythian/Saka language). Azes won over Hippostratos, cementing Scythian rule in western India In the present of Israel-Palestine: ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict(mainly Israeli response and military acts in Gaza) after October 7, 2023 attacks many have different persepectives. This April 2024 a TED talk took place in Vancouver, Canada with Maoz(Maoz Inon) and Aziz(Aziz Abu Sarah), two peacemakers from Israel and Palestine respectively. I mentioned this as their names are similar to those of the Scythian rulers mentioned earlier. The name Maoz means "strength" in Hebrew and Aziz means "respected" in Arabic. You can watch them talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0juLRi90kRg We would appreciate you, our listeners, rating us on the platform you are listening this podcast on. Episode 24 would be added later and it shall cover the Mauryan rulers who came after Ashoka. Corrigendum: Saka Era started with Kanishka's rule according to some sources, but we now know it started several decades before Kanishka. In this episode I claimed that it started with the rule of the Scythians. But to my best understanding. The Saka Era calendar probably started when some Indian ruler defeated a Scythian ruler.