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Revision as of 21:54, 24 November 2006 by 80.116.48.209 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sakastan, Sakasthana or Sakasthan is a term indicating south and western regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan, which was the Scythians or Sakas homeland around 1000 BCE-800 BCE. Sakas were a tribe of Aryans speaking Pashtu language . During their expansion into eastern parts of Afghanistan, Sakastan came included many other parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran. From 700-600 BCE Sakas expanded into Europe and from 200-50 BCE Sakas invaded the Indus valley, where they were known as Indo-Scythians.
The westernmost part of these regions would later be known as the Sistan or Seistan.
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