History of Hinduism in Afghanistan
The history of Hinduism in Afghanistan can be traced from the Ancient times, earlier than 34,000 years old. Hinduism has been said to have begun to flourish in the region during the Bronze Age and Indus Valley Civilisation, when the Gandhara was a mahajanapada. The religion has seen a further expansion during the Aryan expansion into Mesopotamia and the Medean rule from 1500–551 BCE. They includes notably the Gandhari people. After that Zoroastrianism and Buddhism also flourished in the region due to the influence of Maurya and Achaemenid Empire. Under the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom, the Greco and Gandharan Buddhism also influenced the Afghan region. Since then, many empires have risen from Afghanistan, including the Kushans, Hephthalites, Saffarids, Samanids and Hindu Shahi have been seen to be made on Hindu culture of the land.
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