Hindu Shahis information

The Hindu Shahis or Uḍi Śāhis were a dynasty established between 843 CE and 1026 CE. The Hindu Shahis core territory is described as having been formed...

The Turk Shahis or Kabul Shahis were a dynasty of Western Turk, or mixed Turko-Hephthalite, or a group of Hephthalites origin, that ruled from Kabul and...

under the rule of Hindu Shahis, but went into sharp decline with the advent of Islam through the Ghaznavids, who defeated the Shahis. Nonetheless, it continued...

after which the area became largely Muslim. Swat was the centre of Hindu Shahis and the Sultanate of Swat. In the early 19th century, Swat emerged as...

Afghanistan. Sabuktigin's forces defeated the combined armies of Lawik and the Hindu Shahis, resulting in the death and capture of many of their soldiers. Abu Ali...

according to Rajatarangini, Hindu Shahis were Kshatriyas. According to available inscriptions following are the names of Hindu Shahi kings: Vakkadeva, Kamalavarman...

triumphant, ruling over Northern India. The 8th century CE witnessed the Hindu Shahis rise, known for defeating the Saffarid dynasty and the Samanid Empire...

and the Hindu Shahis under Jayapala in 988 CE. The Ghaznavids defeated the Hindu Shahis and Jayapala signed a treaty in which the Hindu Shahis paid tribute...

Afghanistan should not be attributed to the period of the Hindu Shahis but to that of the Turki Shahis." Vijay Nath 2001, p. 31. Vijay Nath 2001, pp. 31–32...

Golconda sultanate was constantly in conflict with the Adil Shahis and Nizam Shahis. The Qutb Shahis were patrons of Persianate Shia culture. The official and...

the Hindu Shahi under Jayapala near Laghman in 991 AD. It took place near Laghman, present day Afghanistan. The Ghaznavids defeated the Hindu Shahis and...

battleground of Samutla, and Lahore was annexed by the Shahis. Rahman speculates that the Shahis were trying to balance their losses against the Ghaznavids...

neighbouring Emirate of Multan (1006), Mahmud mounted an invasion of the Hindu Shahis circa December 1006, for reasons which are not clear. Correspondence...

Invasions. However, the region experienced a resurgence under the Turk Shahis and Hindu Shahis. Gandhara was known in Sanskrit as Gandāra (गन्धार) and in Avestan...

area. With the decline of the imperial Guptas, the Hindu Shahis came to rule the area. The Hindu Shahis built two massive forts on the northern edges of...

this period, Hindu and Buddhist art and architecture flourished in the area. With the decline of the imperial Guptas, the Hindu Shahis came to rule the...

Turk Shahis managed to gain control of the region and ruled starting from around the sixth century, but were later overthrown by the Hindu Shahis. The...

the capital of several empires during the medieval era, including the Hindu Shahis, Ghaznavids and Delhi Sultanate. It reached the height of its splendor...

Kabul Shahi is a term used to denote two former non-Muslim dynasties in Kabul: Turk Shahis (665–850 CE) Hindu Shahi (850–1026 CE) This disambiguation...

were originally Hindus, but later became Muslims. They were closely related to the Hindu Shahis, and after 877, ruled under the Hindu Shahi suzerainty. A...

expanding eastwards they came into conflict with the Hindu Shahis. This led to the Hindu Shahi ruler to form an alliance with Rajput rulers in the Punjab...

al-'Alam) taking place during the rule of the Hindu Shahis. Lahore was made the capital of the Hindu Shahi Kingdom in the year 1001. From 800–900 AD it...

was the capital of the great Hindu Shahi kings. Afghanistan was a great center of Vedic culture. There were many Hindu temples in Afghanistan. Some temples...

and Hindus and an even smaller minority of Sikhs. Over 55 percent of the Punjabi population from India is Sikh, with a significant minority of Hindus and...

Gupta; the Umayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, the Samma, the Hindu Shahis, the Shah Miris, the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, and...

to the early 9th century CE. The Shahis are generally split up into two eras: the Buddhist Shahis and the Hindu Shahis, with the change-over thought to...

Afghanistan should not be attributed to the period of the Hindu Shahis but to that of the Turki Shahis." Images of the sculptures of Khair Khaneh in "Afghanistan...

Kushan kings shrank. The Turk Shahis ruled Gandhara until 870, when they were overthrown by the Hindu Shahis. The Hindu Shahis are believed to belong to the...

the neighbouring Emirate of Multan. In 1008-9, he again vanquished the Hindu Shahis at the Battle of Chach, and established Governors in the conquered areas...

(who had become ruler by rebelling against the Shahi kingdom). In 1008–1009, Mahmud defeated the Hindu Shahis in the Battle of Chach. In 1013, during Mahmud's...