Aśvaka

The Aśvaka (Sanskrit: अश्वक), also known as the Ashvakan, Aśvakayana, or Asvayana and sometimes Latinised as Assacenii, Assacani, or Aspasii or Aspii, were a people who lived in what is now northern Pakistan. The region in which they lived was also called Aśvaka. In the modern day, Asvaka is believed to have been preserved in the modern day Pashtun, with the term Afghan also being derived from Asvakan.

This article is about the people and region of ancient northern India. For the ancient region of south India, see Assaka.
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