Near which one of the following cities in India have large statues of Kushana rulers been discovered?

The correct answer is Mathura.

Key Points

• Colossal statues of Kushan emperors have been installed in a sanctuary at Mut near Mathura (Uttar Pradesh).
  • Additionally, a temple in Afghanistan also contained similar figures. In the opinion of some historians, this shows that the Kushans considered themselves divine.
  • Many Kushan kings also used the term Devaputra, meaning "Son of God", possibly as a result of Chinese emperors referring to themselves as the Son of Heaven.

Additional Information

• Kushan Empire
  • It reached its cultural zenith in 1757, extending from Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Ganges River valley in northern India.
  • The Kushan tribe of the Yuezhi confederation believed to be an Indo-European people from China's eastern Tarim Basin, possibly related to the Tocharians, created the empire.
  • The emergence of the vast Kushan Empire from the 1st century AD until its fall in the 3rd century led to the political unification of much of Central Asia, from modern India and Pakistan to the Iranian borders.