Pakhtas

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^[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 identified with "Pactyans" by Herodotus.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Prasad, R. U. S. (2020年10月06日). The Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic Polity (1500 BCE-500 BCE). Vernon Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-64889-001-7.
^ ^a ^b Pradhan, Shrinivas Vasudeo (2014年08月11日). The Elusive Aryans: Archaeological Search and Vedic Research; The Origin of the Hindus. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4438-6592-0.
^ Macdonell, Arthur Anthony; Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1912). Vedic Index of Names and Subjects. Vol. I. John Murray. p. 464.
^ 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.
^ Sonawani, Sanjay (2015年04月16日). Origins of the Vedic Religion: And Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation. Booktango. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4689-5713-6.