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(Redirected from Pactyans) Ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe
location of Pakthas among early Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes

Pakthas or Pakhtas was an ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe living in the northern borderlands of South Asia. They are considered to be one of the possible ancestors of modern Pakhtun people. They are identified with "Pactyans" by Herodotus.

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References

  1. Prasad, R. U. S. (2020-10-06). The Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic Polity (1500 BCE-500 BCE). Vernon Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-64889-001-7.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Shrinivas Vasudeo (2014-08-11). The Elusive Aryans: Archaeological Search and Vedic Research; The Origin of the Hindus. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4438-6592-0.
  3. Macdonell, Arthur Anthony; Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1912). Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Vol. I. John Murray. p. 464.
  4. Kakar, Hasan Kawun (27 August 2014). Government and Society in Afghanistan: The Reign of Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan. Univ of TX + ORM. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-292-76777-5.
  5. Sonawani, Sanjay (2015-04-16). Origins of the Vedic Religion: And Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation. Booktango. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4689-5713-6.
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