The Kushan people were originally from Central Asia and were of Indo-European background. They were driven out of Central Asia by the Xiongnu and migrated into northern India, where they established a powerful empire in the first to third centuries CE.

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The Kushan Peoples

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The Kushan peoples

A) were, originally, inhabitants of Mesopotamia.
B) had been herder-nomads until they moved into the Irrawaddy Valley.
C) were of Indo-European background, driven out of Central Asia by the Xiongnu.
D) settled in Sri Lanka.
E) defeated the Aryan invaders of India.

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