Kanishka (c. AD 127–163) was the emperor of the Kushan dynasty.
Kanishka, Kaniska or Kaniška may also refer to: Kanishka Casket, a Buddhist reliquary dated to the first year of the reign of Kanishka Kanishka Stupa, 2nd century CE stupa near Peshawar, Pakistan Air India Flight 182 or Kanishka, an Air India aircraft named after emperor Kanishka, bombed over the Atlantic Ocean in 1985 Kaniška Iva, a village in Croatia Kaniska canace (blue admiral), a nymphalid butterfly Pseudochazara kanishka, a nymphalid butterfly Kanishka (name) Kanishk Seth (disambiguation) Kanishk Seth (cricketer) (born 1997), an Indian cricketer Kanishk Seth (musician), an Indian music composer