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  Kambojas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was on account of their supreme position in horse (Ashva) culture that the ancient Kambojas were also popularly known as Ashvakas i.e.
Their clans in Kunar/Swat valleys have been referred to as Assakenois and Aspasios in classical writings and Ashvakayanas and Asvayanas in the Ashtadhyayi.
These Ashvayana and Ashvakayana Kamboj clans had fought the invader to a man. When worst came to worst, even the Ashvakayan Kamboj women had taken up arms and joined their fighting husbands, thus preferring 'a glorious death to a life of dishonor' (Diodorus in McCrindle, p 270).
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 Encyclopedia: Asvaka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Panini notes the Aspas and the Ashvakas of the Kunar and Swat valleys as Ashvayana and Ashvakayana respectively (Ashtadshyayi: IV-1, 110; IV-1, 99).
An empire (also known technically, abstractly or disparagingly as an imperium, and with powers known among Romans as imperium) comprises a set of regions locally ruled by governors, viceroys or client kings in the name of an emperor.
These Ashvayana and Ashvakayana clans had fought the invader to a man. When worst came to worst, even the Ashvakayana Kamboj women had taken up arms and joined their fighting husbands, thus preferring 'a glorious death to a life of dishonor' (See: Diodorus in McCrindle, p 270).
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These Ashvakas or Ashvayanas and Ashvakayanas of the ancient Sanskrit texts are noted as ‘Asspasios’ and ‘Assakenois’ in the classical writings.
Ashvakayana means relating to horses as also home of the horses.
Their Indian names may be taken to be Ashvayana and Ashvakayana, as mentioned by Panini (IV.
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The Northern Massagetai of Transoxiana were Shakas, closely connected with the Mashaka Ashvakayanas of Gandhara (Assakenoi with the capital Massaga.
From the chronicles of Alexander the Macedonian we hear of two tribes called Assakenoi and Aspasioi that he fought with and defeated in the region of the Katgala Pass between Swat and Dir.
Note that this KOH-I-MOR [hill of MOR] is located in the heart of the ancient Kamboja territories as the Ashvakas were the well known Kshatrya Kamboja clans living in Swat/Kunar valleys and they find mention as Assakenois [Assaka in the vernacular, Ashvakayana of Panini's Ashtadhyai..4.1.110] and Aspasios [Asvayana of Panini's Ashtadhyai...6.4.174] in the classical writings.
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 Games Fresh : Article 'Kambojas'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Panini calls them respectively as Ashvakayana (Ashtadshyayi IV-1, 99) and Ashvayana (Ashtadshyayi IV-1,110).
These Ashvayana and Ashvakayana Kamboja clans had fought the invader to a man. When worst came to worst, even the Ashvakayana Kamboj women had taken up arms and joined their fighting husbands, thus preferring 'a glorious death to a life of dishonor' (Diodorus in McCrindle, p 270).
[Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country, p 248, Dr Kamboj] Not only an irresitible warriors, the Ashvayanas and Ashvakayanas were also a good agriculturists and cattle breeders (cf: Varta-shastr.opajivin appelation used for them by Kautiliya).
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