Zabulistan
Sign in to saveZabulistan (, Zābolistān, Zāwulistān or simply ), is an ancient and medieval name for a historical region that included mainly southern Afghanistan as well as southeastern Iran.
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- Names
- Geography
- History
- Pre-Islamic period
- The Alkhans
- The Nezaks
- The Rutbils and the Kabul Shahis
- Saffarid invasion and the Ghaznavids
- Religion
- Buddhist period
- Zhun
- Sakawand a pilgrimage centre
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Zabulistan (, Zābolistān, Zāwulistān or simply ), is an ancient and medieval name for a historical region that included mainly southern Afghanistan as well as southeastern Iran.
By the tenth century, Iranian sources mention Zabulistan as part of the Khorasan marches, a frontier region between Khorasan and India. In the Tarikh-i Sistan, finished around 1062 CE, the author regards Zabol as part of the land of Sistan, stretching from the Hamun Oasis all the way to the Indus River.
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