Pakhtas

Pakthas or Pakhtas was an ancient Vedic Indo-Aryan tribe[1] living in the northwestern part of South Asia (modern Pakistan and Afghanistan).[2] They are considered to be one of the possible ancestors of modern Pakhtun people.[2] They are identified with Pactyans by Herodotus.[3]

location of Pakthas among early Indo-Aryan peoples and tribes

References
  1. Prasad, R. U. S. (2020-10-06). The Rig-Vedic and Post-Rig-Vedic Polity (1500 BCE-500 BCE). Vernon Press. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-64889-001-7.
  2. Pradhan, Shrinivas Vasudeo (2014-08-11). The Elusive Aryans: Archaeological Search and Vedic Research; The Origin of the Hindus. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-4438-6592-0.
  3. Sonawani, Sanjay (2015-04-16). Origins of the Vedic Religion: And Indus-Ghaggar Civilisation. Booktango. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-4689-5713-6.
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