2 The Kushans and the Sasanians

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Illustrations iv
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Series Editor’s Preface ix
6. Maps xi
7. Preface 1
8. Introduction 7
9. 1 The Sasanians and the Sistanis 27
10. 2 The Kushans and the Sasanians 46
11. 3 The Kushano-Sasanians in East Iran 72
12. 4 The Iranian Huns and the Kidarites 87
13. 5 The Alkhans in the Southern Hindu Kush 104
14. 6 The Hephthalite ‘Empire’ and its Successors 125
15. 7 Sogdiana in the Kidarite and Hephthalite Periods 147
16. 8 The Nēzak and Turk Periods 157
17. 9 Tokharistan and Sogdiana in the Late Sasanian Period 176
18. 10 General Conclusions and Postscript 185
19. 11 Epilogue and Excursus on the Shahnameh 194
20. Bibliography 199
21. Index 235