Acts of Apostle Thomas

III AD 40 ARRIVAL OF APOSTLE THOMAS IN INDIA : M. M. NINAN
Pahlavas / Indo-Parthians
The expansion of the Kushans was checked by the Indo-Parthians, or Pahlavas, who had their origins in
Persia. Gondophares was a vassal of the Parthian Arsacids, and it was he who declared his independence
from them and ventured eastwards to establish his own kingdom in present day Afghanistan, Pakistan and
northern India, sharing domination of the region with the Indo-Scythians
c.AD 10 The Indo-Greek kingdom disappears under Indo-Scythian pressure.
Pockets of Greek population probably remained for some centuries under the subsequent rule of the Kushans
and Indo-Parthians.
c.AD 20 – 50 Gondophares Parthian vassal who declared independence
c.20 Gondophares ventures east and establishes an independent Indo-Parthian kingdom in Afghanistan
c.50 - 65 Abdagases I Nephew
c.60 Satavastres
c.70 Sarpedones
c.70 Orthagnes / Orthagnes-Gadana
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