A thorough scholarly account of the ancient Buddhist Kushana empire of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD which extended across present-day Pakistan and northern India having filled the vacuum left by retreating Greeks.  Includes a fold-out map depicting important Kushana towns and another showing overland and maritime trading routes.  Seven b&w plates illustrate the remains of Kushana fortifications and temples.  An appendix lists 170 known sites.  A lengthy bibliography follows.  Hardback in a slightly worn dustjacket.  202 pages.  In good condition with no inscriptions or library markings.  Cat No 4789