DBA Armies

II/46 KUSHAN 135 BC - 477 AD

The Kushans were originally one of the five Yueh-chi clans from central Asia that occupied Sogdia and conquered the Bactrian Greek kingdom shortly before 130 BC. In the first century AD, the Kushans established the “Great Kushan Empire” over northern India, eastern Iran and much of central Asia. They became vassals of Sassanid Persia in 262 AD, revolted in 356 AD, were defeated in 358 AD, revolted again in 370 AD and established their independence in 390 AD. This new Kushan or Kidarite state lost its northern territories to the Sassanids after a defeat in 468 AD, but remained south of the Hindu Kush until it fell to the Hephthalite Huns shortly after 477 AD. Both cataphracts and horse archers were very similar to Parthian types until they started to copy Chionite Huns. Hellenistic phalangites are depicted on early coins. Reference: The Armies of Bactria V. P. Nikonorov.

II/46a — Kushan Army 135 BC - 51 BC

List: 1 x General (4Kn), 2 x cataphracts (4Kn), 4 x horse archers (LH), 1 x elephants (El) or horse archers (LH), 2 x horse archers (LH) or Kushan or mountain tribes spearmen (3Ax) or ex-Bactrian phalangites (4Pk), 2 x Kushan or mountain tribes archers (Ps)
Terrain: Steppe
Aggression: 2
Enemies:
Allies: I/43b

II/46b — Kushan Army 50 BC - 410 BC

List: 1 x General (4Kn), 1 x cataphracts (4Kn), 2 x horse archers (LH), 1 x elephants (El), 1 x swordsmen in quilted armour (4Bd), 2 x Indian javelinmen (4Ax), 2 x Indian archers (3Lb), 1 x Kushan or mountain tribes spearmen (3Ax), 1 x Kushan or mountain tribes archers (Ps)
Terrain: Arable
Aggression: 2
Enemies:
Allies: I/43b or II/37 or II/80d

II/46c — Kushan Kidarite Army 411 AD - 477 AD

List: 1 x General (4Kn), 2 x cataphracts (4Kn), 6 x Chionite horse archers (LH), 1 x elephants (El) or Chionite horse archers (LH), 1 x Kushite or mountain tribes spearmen (3Ax), 1 x Kushan or mountain tribes archers (Ps)
Terrain: Hilly
Aggression: 2
Enemies: