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Give an account of the achievements of Kadphises I.
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Solution
- Kadphises I was the first famous military and political leader of the Kushanas.
- He overthrew the Indo-Greek and Indo-Parthian rulers.
- He established himself as a sovereign ruler of Bactria.
- He extended his power in Kabul, Gandhara, and up to the Indus.
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