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Emperor Kanishka belonged to the

  1. Kushan Dynasty

  2. Nanda Dynsaty

  3. Maurayan Dynasty

  4. None of these
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Emperor Kanishka belonged to the Kushan Dynasty. The rule of Kanishka,fifth Kushan king, who flourished for about 13 years from c. 127.  Kanishka was the son of Vima Kadphises and the grandson of Sadashkana. Kanishka's era was used as a calendar reference by the Kushans for about a century, until the decline of the Kushan realm. 

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