Peroz II Kushanshah

Peroz II Kushanshah
300px Coin of Peroz II Kushanshah in Kushan style, possible Balkh mint. Peroz II is wearing his characteristic bull-horns crown.
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) was the penultimate Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 303 to 330. 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. 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. Since the reign of Hormizd I Kushanshah, copper drachms were minted with the names of two local governors, Meze and Kavad. This was also continued under Peroz II.

In Gandhara, Peroz II issued copper coins with his characteristic "bull horns crown". However, he was the last of the Kushano-Sasanian rulers to issue such coins in Gandhara. After that point, the area was occupied by Shapur II, who issued his own coinage from Kabul.

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.

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Preceded by Hormizd II Kushanshah

Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom 303–330

Succeeded by Varahran I Kushanshah