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Event war South Asia

Hephthalite Wars

420 CE – 560 CE

The Hephthalites carved out a vast Central Asian empire, defeating the Sassanids and destroying the Gupta dynasty before being crushed by a Sassanid-Göktürk alliance.

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Conflict · South Asia

Hephthalite Wars

420 CE – 560 CE

The Hephthalites carved out a vast Central Asian empire, defeating the Sassanids and destroying the Gupta dynasty before being crushed by a Sassanid-Göktürk alliance.

Standing in 420 CE

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