Khasas
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Khasas (Sanskrit: खश, ) 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.
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- Names and variants
- Modern sources
- Indian sources
- Ancient literature
- Medieval literature
- European sources
- Tibetan sources
- Descendants
- Khasas under Katyuris
- Khasas of Nepal
- Khasas of Jammu
- See also
- References
- Footnotes
- Notes
- Books
Khasas (Sanskrit: खश, ) 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.
right|thumb|200px|Tribes and nations in the ancient Epic Map of India; Khasas are described to have lived around Gandhara Kingdom|Gandhara, Trigarta and [[Madra Kingdom]]