• The Hindu Shahis (843–1026 CE) were a dynasty that had usurped power from the earlier Turk Shahis in the 9th century. The Hindu Shahis core territory is...
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  • The Turk Shahis or Kabul Shahis were a dynasty of Western Turk, or mixed Turko-Hephthalite, or a group of Hephthalites origin, that ruled from Kabul and...
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    under the rule of Hindu Shahis, but went into sharp decline with the advent of Islam through the Ghaznavids, who defeated the Shahis. Nonetheless, it continued...
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    after which the area became largely Muslim. Swat was the centre of Hindu Shahis and the Sultanate of Swat. In the early 19th century, Swat emerged as...
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    according to Rajatarangini, Hindu Shahis were Kshatriyas. According to available inscriptions following are the names of Hindu Shahi kings: Vakkadeva, Kamalavarman...
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    Ghaznavid campaigns in India (category Kabul Shahi)
    Afghanistan. Sabuktigin's forces defeated the combined armies of Lawik and the Hindu Shahis, resulting in the death and capture of many of their soldiers. Abu Ali...
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    triumphant, ruling over Northern India. The 8th century CE witnessed the Hindu Shahis rise, known for defeating the Saffarid dynasty and the Samanid Empire...
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    First Battle of Laghman (category Kabul Shahi)
    and the Hindu Shahis under Jayapala in 988 CE. The Ghaznavids defeated the Hindu Shahis and Jayapala signed a treaty in which the Hindu Shahis paid tribute...
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    Afghanistan should not be attributed to the period of the Hindu Shahis but to that of the Turki Shahis." Vijay Nath 2001, p. 31. Vijay Nath 2001, pp. 31–32...
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    Golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the Adil Shahis and Nizam Shahis. The Qutb Shahis were patrons of Persianate Shia culture. The official and...
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