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Shvetahûna
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Yashodharman
Yashodharman (Gupta script: Ya-śo-dha-rmma, ) (r. 515 – 545) was a ruler of Malwa, in Central India, during the early part of the 6th century. He probably belonged to the Second Aulikara dynasty. He conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 AD according to Mandsaur pillar inscription. Battle of Sondani Towards the end of the 5th century, India came under attack from the Hunas. Yashodharman and possibly the Gupta emperor, Narasimhagupta, defeated a Huna army and their ruler Mihirakula in 528 AD and drove them out of India.
Badghis
Badghis ou Bâdghîs est une province du nord-ouest de l'Afghanistan. Son nom signifie en persan "d'où vient le vent". Sa capitale est Qala-I-Naw. Elle est célèbre pour ses pistachiers sauvages; la cueillette réglementée de la pistache rapporte beaucoup d'argent à ceux qui la pratiquent. Cette province peu peuplée est caractérisée par ses collines et la rivière Murghab qui la traverse. Elle est isolée et peu développée. Cette province est habitée par des sédentaires Tadjiks, Ouzbeks et Turkmènes, et des semi-nomades Pachtouns et Hazaras-Aimaks.
Zamindawar
Zamindawar is a historical region of Afghanistan. It is a very large and fertile valley the main sources for irrigation is the Helmand River. Zamindawar is located in the greater territory of northern Helmand and encompasses the approximate area of modern-day Baghran, Musa Qala, Naw Zad, Kajaki and Sangin districts. It was a district of hills, and of wide, well populated, and fertile valleys watered by important tributaries of the Helmand. The principal town was Musa Qala, which stands on the banks of a river of the same name, about 60 km north of the city of Grishk.
Varkhuman
Varkhuman, also Vargoman (Chinese: 拂呼縵 Fúhūmàn, c. 640-670 CE) was an Ikhshid (King) of Sogdia, residing in the city of Samarkand in the 7th century CE. He succeeded King Shishpin. He is known from the Afrasiab murals of Afrasiyab in Samarkand, where is seen being visited by embassies from numerous countries, including China. There is also an inscription in the murals directly mentioning him. His name is also known from Chinese histories. One of the murals show a Chinese Embassy carrying silk and a string of silkworm cocoons to the local Sogdian ruler.
Mihiragula
Mihiragula ou Mihirakula (écriture gupta: , Mi-hi-ra-ku-la ; signifiant en persan : « conçu par Mithra », Sanskrit : Mihirakula, translittération chinoise, ; également, , 大族王, Daizoku-o) est un souverain des Huns dit Alkhon. Il est Fils de Tora-māṇa. Il arrive au pouvoir vers 502. Il dirige son empire depuis sa capitale, Sagala, correspondant à l'actuelle Sialkot, au Pakistan. En 520, il rencontre le moine bouddhiste chinois Song Yun Mihiragula est décrit dans le Voyage en Occident de Xuanzang () comme un bon dirigeant qui étend son pouvoir sur les royaumes environnants.