Pahlavas, Northwestern Nation
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Pahlavas is a northern or northwestern nation, often mentioned in the Hindu writings.
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Pahlavas is a northern or northwestern nation, often mentioned in the Hindu writings. Pahlavas is mentioned in the Manu, the Ramayana and the Puranas. Pahlavas were not Hindu people, and may have been some of the tribes between India and Persia.
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