11/8/2023 0 Comments Descent lost legends![]() Of the contribution of the Epthalites (White Huns) to the ethnogenesis of the Pashtuns we find evidence in the ethnonym of the largest of the Pashtun tribe unions, the Abdali ( Durrani after 1747) associated with the ethnic name of the Epthalites - Abdal. The Pashtuns began as a union of largely East-Iranian tribes which became the initial ethnic stratum of the Pashtun ethnogenesis, dates from the middle of the first millennium CE and is connected with the dissolution of the Epthalite (White Huns) confederacy. Gankovsky, a Soviet historian proposes an Ephthalite origin for Pashtuns. Others however have suggested a much older Iranic ancestor given the affinity to Old Avestan. Furthermore Pashto and Ossetian, another Scythian-descending language, share cognates in their vocabulary which other Eastern Iranian languages lack Cheung suggests a common isogloss between Pashto and Ossetian which he explains by an undocumented Saka dialect being spoken close to reconstructed Old Pashto which was likely spoken north of the Oxus at that time. In fact major linguist Georg Morgenstierne has described Pashto as a Saka dialect and many others have observed the similarities between Pashto and other Saka languages as well, suggesting that the original Pashto speakers might have been a Saka group. It is suggested by some that Pashto may have originated in the Badakhshan region and is connected to a Saka language akin to Khotanese. It shares features with the Munji language, which is the closest existing language to the extinct Bactrian, but also shares features with the Sogdian language, as well as Khwarezmian, Shughni, Sanglechi, and Khotanese Saka. Pashto is generally classified as an Eastern Iranian language. They are therefore the most likely candidates as the (linguistic) ancestors of modern day Pashtuns." Saka origin Head of a Saka warrior of υ for ι, and the loss of r in Pasianoi is due to perseveration from the preceding Asianoi. Johnny Cheung, reflecting on Ptolemy's Parsioi (Πάρσιοι) and Strabo's Pasiani (Πασιανοί) states: "Both forms show slight phonetic substitutions, viz. This is considered a different rendering of Ptolemy's Parsioi (Πάρσιοι). Strabo, The Geography, Book XI, Chapter 8, Section 2 Yet to the Trtsus came the Ārya's Comrade, through love of spoil and heroes' war, to lead them. Together came the Pakthas (पक्था), the Bhalanas, the Alinas, the Sivas, the Visanins. There is mention of the tribe called Pakthās who were one of the Vedic tribes that fought against Sudas in the Dasarajna the Battle of the Ten Kings (dāśarājñá), a battle alluded to in Mandala 7 of the Rigveda ( RV 7.18.7). ![]() The Vedic people of the region were historically known as the Pakthas, and were identified by the Ancient Greeks as the Pactyans, and considered as ancestors of modern Pakthuns. Historians have come across several references to various ancient peoples called Pakthas ( Pactyans) between the 2nd and the 1st millennium BC, who may be their early ancestors. The traditional legend of descent from the Ten Lost Tribes of the ancient Israelites through Saul, the first king of Israel.Ĭonnection with ancient Vedic tribe Pakthas.Descent from Indian Rajput peoples with Greek admixture.Descent from the Hephthalites (also known as the White Huns), a late-antiquity nomadic confederation in Central Asia.Descent from the Saka, a group of nomadic Iranic peoples who historically inhabited the Eurasian Steppe and the Tarim Basin.Descent from the Pakthas, an ancient people referenced in Sanskrit and Greek sources who inhabited the northwestern outskirts of the Indian subcontinent, in what is today southeastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan.The most prominent theories of Pashtun origin are: Modern scholars suggest that a common and singular origin between the Pashtun tribes is highly unlikely due to their existence as a tribal confederation, in fact there is no evidence whatsoever that all modern Pashtuns share the same ethnic origin. The early precursors to modern-day Pashtuns may have been old Iranian tribes that spread throughout the eastern Iranian plateau. ![]() It has always been generally acknowledged that their origins were obscure. Historically, there have been multiple claims and theories conceived that concern the origin of the Pashtun people, who are classified as an Iranic ethnic group native to Central and South Asia. Theories about the origin of ethnic Pashtuns
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