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Move this article to Bahlikas

I have requested that an admin move this article (The Bahlikas) to Bahlikas, as the article "The" is not needed, and is not appropriate in the article name. If a search within Wikipedia is conducted fot "Bahlikas", it will find many references to this name without the definite article. If you disagree, post it here. Chris the speller 21:31, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Page moved, per request. Cheers. -GTBacchus^(talk) 00:32, 12 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

According to the following book the term \\Balhika\\ describe an Indian people, unrelated with Bactrians and have not even lived near at Bactria http://books.google.de/books?id=81hRLimvS8oC&pg=PA432&dq=Balhika&lr=&client=firefox-a. --188.97.8.140 (talk) 14:34, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Readability

Frankly this article miss readability a lot... what is the precise meaning of those quotations in a foreign langauge (Sanscrite?). Everything here should be well introduce, or a such an hermetic quotation must be explained... --'''Attilios''' (talk) 18:59, 16 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Definitive proof that Bahlikas are Bactrian?

I went through the article and it seems this assertion might be a case of original research, subject to WP:NOR? Maybe one of the statements do clearly prove it, literally saying "Bahlika is Bactria", but I don't see it. If it does exist, can someone please add that quote in the appropriate citation? From what I see, Bahlikas seem to also have a lot in connection with Punjab too. Anyway, for now, I requested citations. Jajidd33 (talk) 04:29, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Briefly looking at the Punjab page, it does mention Bahlikas as being "Bactrian settlers in Punjab" (as per ^[1]). More citations like that would help put things into context, how this Indian people group is connected to Bactria. Jajidd33 (talk) 04:32, 12 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Some have interpreted Pāṇini's mentions of Bahlika as the land between the Indus and Sutlej (i.e. Punjab). Others argue that the inhabitants of the Ganges basin used the term 'Bahlika' to denote an 'outsider' (non-conformist of Vedic thought) inhabiting the region beyond the Sutlej (which could include Bactria). Technically the Indus Basin does extend all the way to Kabul, so it's possible. SummerNights20 (talk) 05:33, 6 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Buddha Parkash, Evolution of Heroic Tradition in Ancient Panjab, p 36.

[1] Buddha Parkash, Evolution of Heroic Tradition in Ancient Panjab, p 36.

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