All Western invaders aren’t Pakhtun

[Ali_Syed]

Re: All Western invaders aren’t Pakhtun

@calypsodc

I dont know. sources claim that he was a self proclaimed devotee of Lord Shiva. His ancestors were possibly Zoroastrian indicating the Persian influence to his name. He was warring with the Hindu kingdom of Kashmir and the Hindu Rajputs pushed his out. He inflicted atrocities against the buddhists majority of punjab-Afghanistan region. He was not against any religion I think since he was not trying to establish a Hindu/Zoroastrian state by exterminating the Buddhists. He probably adapted the majority religion of the people he ruled over to give himself legitimacy. Maybe he was just a psychopath. His atrocities while no way pardonable were not committed in the name of any religion of that time. At one time the hun empire extended all the way till madhya pradesh in central India.

Here is some interesting info of the subjects under discussion:

Ancient Indian History And Civilization - Sailendra Nath Sen - Google Books

In the above source, it says that there is a piece of jain historical literature, claiming that Toramana adopted the Jain religion so it not surprising if his son decided to worship lord Shiva.

9. Toramana and Mihirakula - The Rise and Fall of the Alkhan in India | Digitaler Ausstellungskatalog

Thanks, nice read…