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Turk Shahis

665 – 822
Sovereign stateAsia

Turkic dynasty ruling Kabul and the surrounding region, mounting over 250 years of sustained military resistance against Arab and early Islamic expansion into the Hindu Kush frontier.

Last ruler Lagaturman was deposed around 822 by his Brahmin minister Kallar, who founded the succeeding Hindu Shahi dynasty.

Borders in 665 · drawn from 1 sourced border frame
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