It had different name back when it was Buddhist. "Kush" is a pashto/persian word for slaying. They named the mountain range after the slaves they have killed
o ok yeah just looked it up. some say slaves some say its a reference to the first invasion of the indus valley when a hindu king tried to cross the mountains to counter attack ghazni
It had different name back when it was Buddhist. "Kush" is a pashto/persian word for slaying. They named the mountain range after the slaves they have killed
o ok yeah just looked it up. some say slaves some say its a reference to the first invasion of the indus valley when a hindu king tried to cross the mountains to counter attack ghazni