Once used by Alexander the Great in his effort to conquer the known world, the high-altitude passes of the Hindu Kush remain important trade and travel routes. According to John Coatsworth …
when the sun had sufficiently melted the snows, he [Alexander the Great] led his army, including perhaps fifty or sixty thousand Europeans, across the lofty Khāwak and Kaoshān passes of the Hindu Kush, or Indian Caucasus, and after ten days' toil amidst the mountains emerged in the rich valley now known as the Koh-i-Daman."
"Hindukush" redirects here. The seizure and transportation of slaves from the Indian subcontinent became intense in and after the 8th century CE, with evidence suggesting that the slave transport involved "hundreds of thousands" of slaves from India in different periods of Islamic rule era.
The Hindu Kush range was a major centre of Buddhism was widespread in the ancient Hindu Kush region.
Others alleged to be involved in slave trade were feudal lords such as Ameer Sheer Ali. The Kushan Pass or Kaoshan Pass (el. The mountains have been associated with the legendary Alborz mountains of Iran in the Shahnameh In his travel memoirs about Khorasan, the 14th century Moroccan traveller After this I proceeded to the city of Barwan, in the road to which is a high mountain, covered with snow and exceedingly cold; they call it the Hindu Kush, that is Hindu-slayer, because most of the slaves brought thither from India die on account of the intenseness of the cold.Though the first recorded use of the name dates from 1000 CE,Several other theories have been propounded as to the origins of the name Some 19th century encyclopaedias and gazetteers state that the term Many peaks of the range are between 4,400 and 5,200 m (14,500 and 17,000 ft), and some much higher, with an average peak height of 4,500 metres (14,800 feet).Other mountain passes are at altitudes of about 3,700 m (12,000 ft) or higher,These mountainous areas are mostly barren, or at the most sparsely sprinkled with trees and stunted bushes. Ancient artwork of Buddhism include the giant rock carved statues called the Bamiyan Buddha, in the southern and western end of the Hindu Kush.The significance of the Hindu Kush mountains ranges has been recorded since the time of After Alexander the Great's death in 323 BCE, the region became part of the The subcontinent and valleys of the Hindu Kush remained unconquered by the Islamic armies until the 9th century, even though they had conquered the southern regions of Indus River valley such as In late 12th century, the historically influential Ghurid empire led by Slavery, as with all major ancient and medieval societies, has been a part of The practice of raiding tribes, hunting, and kidnapping people for slave trading continued through the 19th century, at an extensive scale, around the Hindu Kush. 166-168. A. Heathcote, The Military in British India: The Development of British Forces in South Asia:1600–1947, (Manchester University Press, 1995), pp 5–7According to Clarence-Smith, the practice was curtailed but continued during Akbar's era, and returned after Akbar's death; Here is the southern extremity of the Hindu Kush, for here commences the Koh-i-Baba system into …
The Hindu Kush mountain passes connected the slave markets of Central Asia with slaves seized in South Asia. For the village in Iran, see Deborah Klimburg-Salter (1989), The Kingdom of Bamiyan: Buddhist art and culture of the Hindu Kush, Naples – Rome: Istituto Universitario Orientale & Istituto Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, Cite error: The named reference "McColl2014p413" was defined multiple times with different content (see the The History and Culture of the Indian People: The struggle for empire.-2d ed, Page 3T. From about 1,300 to 2,300 m (4,300 to 7,500 ft), states Yarshater, "sklerophyllous forests are predominant with Quercus and Olea (wild olive); above that up to a height of about 3,300 m (10,800 ft) one finds coniferous forests with cedars, Picea, Abies, Pinus, and junipers". I, p. 328, n. 13.2; Vol. The Hindu Kush and Passes Between the Kabul and Oxus Description.
Though the valleys are … The Khyber Pass constitutes an important strategic gateway and offers a comparatively easy route to the plains of Punjab. II, Appendix N, pp.