Alina (Tribe)
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Alina is the name of a people mentioned in the Rigveda
.(RV 7.18.7) They were probably one of the tribes defeated by Sudas
at the Dasarajna, and it was suggested that they lived to the north-east of Kafiristan
, because the land was mentioned by the Chinese pilgrim Hiouen Thsang.
Rigveda
The Rigveda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns...
.(RV 7.18.7) They were probably one of the tribes defeated by Sudas
Sudas
Sudās was a king in the Rig Veda. His name means "worshipping well", an s-stem, either from a root dās, or with the extra s added to avoid an archaic root noun in ā, Sudā-, which would easily be mistaken for a feminine name....
at the Dasarajna, and it was suggested that they lived to the north-east of Kafiristan
Kafiristan
Kāfiristān or Kāfirstān was a historic name of Nurestan , a province in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, prior to 1896. This historic region lies on, and mainly comprises, basins of the rivers Alingar, Pech , Landai Sin, and Kunar, and the intervening mountain ranges...
, because the land was mentioned by the Chinese pilgrim Hiouen Thsang.