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Oesho



Oesho was a deity represented on ancient Kushan coins, and apparently one of the titular deity of the ancient Kushans. The deity is often though to be identical with Shiva (I'sha), and "Oesho" would just be the pronunciation of Shiva's name in the Bactrian language of the Kushans.



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