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Map of Central Asia and India AD 500 |
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By the late 400s the eastern sections of the Sassanid empire had been overrun and to an extent occupied by the Hephthalites (Xionites) after they had killed Shah Peroz. The situation remained largely the same until the final fall of the Hephthalites in AD 565, with puppet governors being set up in regions such as Margiana, and several small Xionite principalities being supported and controlled around the Gandhara region, not to mention a sizeable Xionite presence in north-western India (part of which is now Pakistan). A clickable version of this map is available for desktop displays. To select a kingdom, state, or tribe for further information, click on its name.
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