Peroz II Kushanshah
| Peroz II Kushanshah | |
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| Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom | |
| Reign | 303–330 |
| Predecessor | Hormizd II Kushanshah |
| Successor | Varahran Kushanshah |
| Died | 330 |
| Religion | Zoroastrianism |
Peroz II Kushanshah (Bactrian script: Πιρωςο Κοϸανο ϸαηο)[2] was the penultimate Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 303 to 330.[3] He was the successor of Hormizd II Kushanshah.
Like his two previous predecessors—Hormizd I Kushanshah and Hormizd II Kushanshah—Peroz II had the same group of coins minted during his reign, with gold dinars and copper drachms provided from the main Kushano-Sasanian base of Tukharistan.[4] However, Peroz II is called "the Great Kushan King" and not the "Kushan King of Kings" on his coins, hence renouncing their claim of kingship over the Sasanian Empire.[4] Since the reign of Hormizd I Kushanshah, copper drachms were minted with the names of two local governors, Meze and Kavad.[4] This was also continued under Peroz II.[4]
In Gandhara, Peroz II issued copper coins with his characteristic "bull horns crown".[5] However, he was the last of the Kushano-Sasanian rulers to issue such coins in Gandhara.[5] After that point, the area was occupied by Shapur II, who issued his own coinage from Kabul.[4][6][5]
Peroz II was succeeded by Varahran Kushanshah in Tukharistan, while the Sasanian King of Kings Shapur II (r. 309–379) incorporated Gandhara and Kabul into his own domains.[4][6][5]
References
- ↑ Cribb 2010, pp. 98-99.
- ↑ Cribb 2010, p. 98.
- ↑ Cribb & Donovan 2014, p. 4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Rezakhani 2017, p. 83.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Cribb 2010, p. 109.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vaissière 2016.
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| Preceded by | Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom 303–330 |
Succeeded by Varahran I Kushanshah |
