Which among the following statements is NOT true about Kanishka?
Kanishka was succeeded by his son Vasudeva.
Kanishka was the greatest ruler of the Kushana dynasty; the Saka era beginning in 78 CE is associated with his accession.
He was a great patron of Mahayana Buddhism. His court included Buddhist scholars such as Vasumitra, Ashvaghosha and Nagarjuna, so the first statement is true.
He convened the Fourth Buddhist Council at Kundalvana in Kashmir, presided over by Vasumitra with Ashvaghosha as vice-president, so the second statement is true.
The physician Charaka, author of the Charaka Samhita, is traditionally regarded as his court physician, so the fourth statement is true.
Kanishka was succeeded by Vasishka and then Huvishka; Vasudeva I came later in the line, so the claim that his son Vasudeva directly succeeded him is not true.
Hence, the statement that is NOT true is "Kanishka was succeeded by his son Vasudeva."
Important Questions from Post Mauryan Age
Kanishka was a ruler of ______ dynasty.
Indo-Greek kings ruled which of the following part of ancient India?
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The National calendar based on the Saka Era was adopted from
Who had Sialkot as his capital?
