Nezak Huns

Nezak Huns was a state in Afghanistan and the northwest (South Asia) that lasted from c. 484 to 665 CE, about 181 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

A Hunnic dynasty of Kabul and Kapisa whose coins show a king wearing a crown topped with a buffalo head. They held off the first Arab raids before the Turk Shahis replaced them.

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Facts

Dates

c. 484 to 665 CE

Duration

181 years

Type

State

Region

Afghanistan and the northwest, South Asia

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Capital

Kapisa, Kabul

Became

• Turk Shahis c. 665 to 822 CE

Events in South Asia during its time

• 499 Aryabhata writes the Aryabhatiya
• 628 Brahmagupta's rules for zero

Neighbours in South Asia

• Gupta Empire c. 320 to 550 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Vakataka dynasty c. 250 to 500 CE
• Chalukyas of Badami 543 to 753 CE
• Hephthalite Empire c. 450 to 560 CE
• Empire of Harsha 606 to 647 CE
• Kamarupa c. 350 to 1140 CE
• Western Ganga dynasty c. 350 to 1000 CE
• Chahamanas of Shakambhari c. 650 to 1194 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East
• Tang dynasty 618 to 907 CE, East Asia

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