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Kushans belonged to ____ clan of Central Asia.

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Yeuchi
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Jnatrika
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Lichchavi
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Ikshvaku
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Solution

The correct option is A Yeuchi
Kushan dynasty ruled over the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and possibly areas of Central Asia north of the Kashmir region. Its greatest ruler was Kanishka. The Kushan empire was founded by the Yeuchi clan of Central Asia. Yeuchis were an ancient clan first reported in Chinese histories as nomadic pastoralists.

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