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| has gloss | eng: Sakastan or Sakaistan or Sakasthan is a term indicating certain regions of the Indian subcontinent where the Scythians or Sakas settled around 100 BC. Sakastan region includes southern Afghanistan; Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Sindh provinces of Pakistan; also includes Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab states of India. The use of the term Sakistan is a restrictive term, most likely of relatively recent origin, and does not find mention in any of the creditable historical accounts concerning the Indian subcontinent. |
| lexicalization | eng: Sakastan |
| instance of | c/Sassanid dynasty |
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| has gloss | cat: Sacastene (Σκαστηνή) fou un districte de l'interior de Drangiana que fou ocupat pels sakes (sacae) o escites que van baixar de Panjab. Isidor anomena el districte com a Paraetacene. Sacastene va originar el nom modern de Sistan. Les principals ciutats eren Baida, Min, Palacenti, i Sigal. |
| lexicalization | cat: Sacastene |
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| has gloss | ita: Il Sakastan, Sakasthana o Sakasthan era una provincia dellImpero Sasanide. Corrisponde in parte allodierna regione di Sistan e Baluchistan in Iran e alle parti occidentali di Afghanistan e Pakistan. |
| lexicalization | ita: Sakastan |
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