The Kushan Silver Crisis and the Sasanian Succession

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the economic and political unraveling of the Kushan Empire in the third century CE. They focus on the silver crisis triggered by the decline of Roman trade, the subsequent debasement of Kushan coinage under Kanishka II and Vasudeva I, and the Sasanian conquest under Shapur I that shattered Kushan power. The conversation highlights the role of the Sogdian merchants as intermediaries, the strategic importance of Bactria, and the eventual rise of the Kushano-Sasanian kingdom. Key figures include Kanishka the Great, Vasudeva I, Shapur I, and the Sogdian merchant Nanai-vandak. The episode also touches on the archaeological evidence from Begram and Taxila, and the cultural exchanges that persisted even as the empire crumbled. #KushanEmpire #SasanianEmpire #ShapurI #VasudevaI #KanishkaII #Bactria #SogdianMerchants #BegramTreasure #Taxila #Coinage #SilverCrisis #RomanTrade #PaxRomana #Archaeology #AncientEconomy #TradeRoutes #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo