• machinegobrrrr [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    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

    • kristina [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      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