Pakhtas

location of Pakthas among early Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes

Pakthas or Pakhtas was an ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe ^[1] living in the northern borderlands of South Asia. ^{[2] [3]} They are considered to be one of the possible ancestors of modern Pakhtun people. ^[2] They are sometimes identified with the "Pactyans" of Herodotus. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• Paktia Province
• Paktika Province
• Loya Paktia

References

1. Prasad, R. U. S. (6 October 2020). 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 (11 August 2014). 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 (16 April 2015). Origins of the Vedic Religion: And Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation. Booktango. p. 146. ISBN   978-1-4689-5713-6.