Kuninda Kingdom

Kuninda Kingdom was a state in Indus, Punjab and Kashmir (South Asia) that lasted from c. 200 BCE to 300 CE, about 499 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

A Himalayan kingdom in the hills of the upper Sutlej, Beas and Yamuna, known mostly from its silver and copper coins bearing Brahmi and Kharosthi legends.

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Facts

Dates: c. 200 BCE to 300 CE
Duration: 499 years
Type: State
Region: Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, South Asia
Language family: Indo-Aryan

Events in South Asia during its time

127 Kanishka becomes Kushan emperor

Neighbours in South Asia

Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
Maurya Empire 322 to 185 BCE
Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
Western Satraps c. 35 to 415 CE
Satavahana dynasty c. 100 BCE to 220 CE
Vakataka dynasty c. 250 to 500 CE
Indo-Greek Kingdom c. 200 BCE to 10 CE
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom c. 256 to 120 BCE
Shunga Empire 185 to 73 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia

Questions

When did Kuninda Kingdom exist?

c. 200 BCE to 300 CE, about 499 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Kuninda Kingdom?

Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, in South Asia.

What language did Kuninda Kingdom speak?

Indo-Aryan. This family includes Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala.