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Bahlikas
Sign in to saveThe Bahlikas (; Bāhlika) were the inhabitants of a location called Bahlika (, located in Bactria), mentioned in the Atharvaveda, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas, Vartikka of Katyayana, Brhatsamhita, Amarkosha, and other ancient inscriptions. Other variations of Bahlika include Bahli, Balhika, Vahlika, Valhika, Bahlava, Bahlam/Bahlim, Bahlayana, and Bahluva.
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- Locations
- In Bahlika
- In the plains of Punjab
- In Saurashtra
- Bahlika kings in legend
- Remote Kurus-Bahlikas-Kambojas-Madras connection
- Other references
- As mlechcha kings in ''Kali Yuga''
- Bahlika horses
- Bahlika horses in Mahabharata
- Bahlika horses in other references
- References
- External links
The Bahlikas (; Bāhlika) were the inhabitants of a location called Bahlika (, located in Bactria), mentioned in the Atharvaveda, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas, Vartikka of Katyayana, Brhatsamhita, Amarkosha, and other ancient inscriptions. Other variations of Bahlika include Bahli, Balhika, Vahlika, Valhika, Bahlava, Bahlam/Bahlim, Bahlayana, and Bahluva.
==Locations== thumb|right|350px|Bahlika Kingdom alongside other locations of kingdoms and republics mentioned in the Indian epics or Bharata Khanda.
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