A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.671

c5.671

HUSHKA HUVISHKA. A Tushkara or Turki king, whose name is mentioned in the Rāja Tarangini as Hushka, which has been found in inscriptions as Huvishka, and upon the corrupt Greek coins as Oerki. He is supposed to have reigned just at the commencement of the Christian era. See Kanishka.