The Kushans Built Asia’s First Global Order

What truly holds an empire together, fear, armies, or ideas? This episode explores how the ancient Kushan Empire transformed trade routes into highways of belief. From Kanishka’s political strategy and Buddhist expansion to the rise of the Silk Road, discover how the Kushans united Greeks, Persians, Central Asians, and South Asians into one of history’s most powerful multicultural empires. This is the story of soft power, Buddhism, trade, and the invisible glue that built an empire without relying solely on force.