Indo-Scythians

Indo-Scythians was a state in Indus, Punjab and Kashmir (South Asia) that lasted from c. 90 BCE to 30 CE, about 119 years. Its people spoke Iranian languages (Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish).

Saka nomads who came through Sistan and Arachosia. Maues took Taxila around 85 BCE, and his successors Azes I and Azes II ruled Gandhara and Punjab until the Indo-Parthians absorbed their lands.

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Facts

Dates: c. 90 BCE to 30 CE
Duration: 119 years
Type: State
Region: Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, South Asia
Language family: Iranian
Capital: Taxila

Became

Indo-Parthian Kingdom c. 19 to 226 CE

Neighbours in South Asia

Kushan Empire c. 30 to 375 CE
Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
Satavahana dynasty c. 100 BCE to 220 CE
Indo-Greek Kingdom c. 200 BCE to 10 CE
Shunga Empire 185 to 73 BCE
Early Cholas c. 300 BCE to 300 CE
Early Cheras c. 300 BCE to 300 CE
Yaudheya confederacy c. 200 BCE to 350 CE
Early Pandyas c. 300 BCE to 250 CE
Kuninda Kingdom c. 200 BCE to 300 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
Roman Empire 27 BCE to 395 CE, Europe
Xiongnu Empire c. 209 BCE to 93 CE, Central and North Asia
Ptolemaic Kingdom 305 to 30 BCE, North and West Africa
Western Han 202 BCE to 9 CE, East Asia
Eastern Han 25 to 220 CE, East Asia

Questions

When did Indo-Scythians exist?

c. 90 BCE to 30 CE, about 119 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Indo-Scythians?

Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, in South Asia. Its capital was Taxila.

What language did Indo-Scythians speak?

Iranian. This family includes Median, Persian, Parthian, Scythian, Sogdian, Pashto, Kurdish.

What came after Indo-Scythians?

Indo-Parthian Kingdom.