Eastern Iranian peoples
The Eastern Iranian peoples are historical ethno-linguistic groups frequently mentioned in Avesta, Greek, Roman, Georgian, as well as Sanskrit literature, who are identified by their use of Eastern Iranian languages which diversified out of the Common Indo-Iranian in the course of the early Iron Age. The modern Eastern Iranian peoples include:
The ancient Eastern Iranian peoples include:
See also
References
- Wilhelm Greiger. Civilization of the Eastern Iranians. READ BOOKS, 2006. ISBN 1-4067-1818-1, ISBN 978-1-4067-1818-8.
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