The
Shahi (
Devanagari: शाही),
Sahi,as in inscriptions: See:
Hindu Sahis of Afghanistan and the Punjab, 1972, p 111, Yogendra Mishra. also called
Shahiya as in: Tarikh-al-Hind, trans. E. C. Sachau, 1888/1910, vol ii, pp 10, Abu Rihan Alberuni; Sehrai, Fidaullah (1979). Hund:
The Forgotten City of Gandhara, p. 1. Peshawar Museum Publications New Series, Peshawar. dynasties ruled one of the
Middle kingdoms of India which included portions of the
Kabulistan and the old province of
Gandhara (now in northern Pakistan), from the decline of the
Kushan Empire in the 3rd century to the early 9th century. The kingdom was known as "
Kabul Shahi" (
Kabul-shāhān or
Ratbél-shāhān in
Persian کابلشاهان یا رتبیل شاهان) between 565 and 879
CE when they had
Kapisa and Kabul as their capitals, and later as Hindu Shahi when they moved their capital to
Hund.Sehrai, Fidaullah (1979). Hund:
The Forgotten City of Gandhara, p. 2. Peshawar Museum Publications New Series, Peshawar.
The Shahis of Kabul/Gandhara are generally divided...
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