Kanishka III

Kanishka III ruled over a diminished Kushan territory, likely confined to the Punjab and Mathura regions. His reign saw further decline as the Sassanians and local Indian powers encroached, and he is considered a shadow of the earlier great Kushan emperors.

Kanishka III issued coins with reduced gold content and cruder artistic style compared to earlier Kushan coinage. This reflects the economic strain and loss of control over trade routes that characterized the later Kushan period.