Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India c7.s1.183

c7.s1.183

2. Vy, Bmd—पारदान् सीगनान् खसान्, e (v. l.)—पारदास्ता- ङ्गणान् खसान् ; Mts abc—तथा किंपुरुषान् नरान्, d—तथा किंपुरुषान् खसान्. Al-Bīrūnī explains the Khasas as mountaineers. The name Kimpuruṣa was originally applied to a Himalayan people but was later used to indicate a mythical tribe. The Khasas were a Himalayan tribe now represented by the Khakkas Kashmir. See above p. 36, note 6.