The Kushans empire was usurped both from the North, where the Sassanain Empire of Persia eroded their rule, and the South where the Gupta Empire took hold.

In the fourth century, due to decline in prosperity and trade, the Kushans empire was reduced to a new dynasty of Kidar (Little) Kushans, with the capital now at Peshawar.

Coming from Central Asia, the White Huns, originally the horse-riding nomads from China, invaded Gandhara during the fifth century.

With declining prosperity, and the sun and fire-worshipping Huns ruling the land, Buddhism gradually disappeared from northern Pakistan, taking the glory of the Gandhara school of art with it.

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