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Which option best explains how the Kushan Empire came to an end? (1 point)
They were conquered by Alexander the Great and became a Hellenistic Kingdom.
The expansion of the Roman Empire led to their downfall, and Bactria was made into a Roman province.
• They lost territory to Indian kingdoms and the Sassanid Empire of Persia.
Because they were positioned between Roman, Chinese, and Indian Empires, they were constantly under attack from all sides.

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They lost territory to Indian kingdoms and the Sassanid Empire of Persia.

Explanation: After their peak (Kanishka, 2nd century CE) the Kushans fragmented in the 3rd–4th centuries, losing western Bactria to the Sassanid Persians and eastern Indian territories to rising regional Indian dynasties and nomadic groups.