If Kanishka was then reigning the statement that he conquered Kashgar and Khotan is probably correct.
The sight filled us with thankfulness, for we knew that it must be the wood on the bank of the Khotan river.
“History of Khotan,” translated by M. Abel Rémusat, pp. 55, 56.
But when the hold of China relaxed about the time of the Christian era it was subdued by the neighbouring kingdom of Khotan.
About 674 the king of Khotan did personal homage at the Chinese Court.
