Pakhtas Explained

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. They are identified with "Pactyans" by Herodotus.^[4]

See also

• Paktia Province
• Paktika Province
• Loya Paktia

Notes and References

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