A twelfth-century description of Pashtuns
As late as the mid-12th century, some Pashtuns appears to have not yet converted to Islam. According to the “Ajaib al-Makhluqat” of Muhammad al-Tusi (written in 1160-1167 AD), there was a large tree with circumference of seventeen arsh (?) in a Tamarisk forest of the Pashtun country. That particular tree was known as ‘the tree … Read more