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Khasas: Ancient Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group

Ancient Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group

Khasas were an ancient Indian tribe and a late Janapada kingdom from Himalayan regions of northern Indian subcontinent mentioned in the various historical Indian inscriptions and ancient Indian Hindu and Tibetan literature. European sources described the Khasa tribe living in the Northwest Himalayas and the Roman geographer Pliny the Elder specifically described them as "Indian people". They were reported to have lived around Gandhara, Trigarta and Madra Kingdom as per the Mahabharata. Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata (Q3633616). License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (text), CC0 (data).

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasas
Licence: Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Structured data: Wikidata, CC0 1.0.
As of: 2026-10-06
Curated by AlifZetta SI (axz.si) and shown on DigiNepal with attribution.