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Bahlikas

The Bahlikas (Sanskrit: बाह्लिक; Bāhlika) were the inhabitants of a location called Bahlika (Sanskrit: बह्लिक, 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…

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Bahlika kings in legend

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Alternative names
Bahli, Balhika, Vahlika, Valhika, Bahlava, Bahlam, Bahlim, Bahlayana, Bahluva
Cause of collapse
Conquered by Greeks (4th century BCE)
Dates
c. 1500 – 400 BCE
Defined by
Puranas, Atharvaveda, Mahabharata
Followed by
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Geographical range
Bactria

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Bahlika kings in legend

Remote Kurus-Bahlikas-Kambojas-Madras connection

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Bahlika horses

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Bahlikas

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Bahlikas

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related to Remote Kurus-Bahlikas-Kambojas-Madras connection · 35
Bahlikas → According, Aila, Aitareya Brahmana, Bactria, Bahli, Bahlika, Dr, Draupadi, Himalaya, Himalayan, Hindukush, Ila, It, Kamasutra, Kardama, Karddameya, Kuru, Kurus, Madhyadesa, Mahabharata
related to Other references · 19
Bahlikas → AD Raghuvamsa, Amarakosha, Bahlika, Brihat Samhita, Cinas, Gandharas, Hunas, Kalidasa, Kambojas, Kashmira, Oxus, Paratas, Raghu, Raghu's, Raghuvamsa, Saffron, Similar, Sulikas, Vaisyas
related to In Saurashtra · 16
Bahlikas → Abhiras, According, Bahlika, India, Padma Purana, Periplus, Puranas, Sanskrit, Saurashtrans, Saurashtras, Surashtransa, The Baraca, The Puranas, The Ramayana, These, Vindhyas
related to In Bahlika · 15
Bahlikas → According, Atharvaveda, Bahlika, Bhuvanakosha, Gandharis, Hindukush/Pamir, Janapada, Mahavrsas, Mujavant, Mujavants, Punjab, Puranas, Some, Udichya, Uttarapatha
related to As mlechcha kings in Kali Yuga · 9
Bahlikas → Kali Yuga, Kambojas, Mahabharata, Mlechchas, Sakas, Sanskrit, The Bahlikas, There, Yavanas
related to In the plains of Punjab · 8
Bahlikas → Bahlika, Bahlika Pungava, Bahliki, Madra, Madra Royal Family, Mahabharata, Princess Madri, Salya
Alternative names · 1
Bahlikas → Bahli, Balhika, Vahlika, Valhika, Bahlava, Bahlam, Bahlim, Bahlayana, Bahluva
Cause of collapse · 1
Bahlikas → Conquered by Greeks (4th century BCE)
Dates · 1
Bahlikas → c. 1500 – 400 BCE
Defined by · 1
Bahlikas → Puranas, Atharvaveda, Mahabharata

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bahlika kambojas bactria king mahabharata located also horses kamboja ancient sanskrit punjab puranas sakas uttaramadras balhika ramayana atharvaveda according suggests

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BahlikasAlternative namesBahli, Balhika, Vahlika, Valhika, Bahlava, Bahlam, Bahlim, Bahlayana, Bahluva1.00infobox
BahlikasCause of collapseConquered by Greeks (4th century BCE)1.00infobox
BahlikasDatesc. 1500 – 400 BCE1.00infobox
BahlikasDefined byPuranas, Atharvaveda, Mahabharata1.00infobox
BahlikasFollowed byGreco-Bactrian Kingdom1.00infobox
BahlikasGeographical rangeBactria1.00infobox
BahlikasLanguageProto-Iranian later Avestan and Bactrian1.00infobox
BahlikasMajor sitesBalkh1.00infobox
BahlikasPeriodIron Age1.00infobox
BahlikasRaceEastern Iranian1.00infobox
BahlikasReligionProto-Iranian and early Zoroastrianism1.00infobox
BahlikasType siteBalkh1.00infobox

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