Peroz I Kushanshah

Peroz I Kushanshah
Sasanian-style coin of Peroz I Kushanshah, minted at Herat.
Obverse: King with Pahlavi legend around. "The Mazda-worshipping lord Peroz the Great Kushan Shah".
Reverse: Peroz standing at left, holding an investiture wreath, facing Anahita rising from her throne.
Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom
Reign245–275
PredecessorArdashir I Kushanshah
SuccessorHormizd I Kushanshah
Died275
ReligionZoroastrianism

Peroz I Kushanshah (Bactrian script: Πιρωςο Κοϸανο ϸαηο) was Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom from 245 to 275. He was the successor of Ardashir I Kushanshah. He was an energetic ruler, who minted coins in Balkh, Herat, and Gandhara. Under him, the Kushano-Sasanians further expanded their domains into the west, pushing the weakened Kushan Empire to Mathura in North India.

Peroz I Kushanshah was succeeded by Hormizd I Kushanshah in 275.

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