Khalaj Kings Worshiped Lord Shiva.
Khalaj_coin._8th_century_CE._Crowned_bust_right._Shiva_standing_facing,_holding_trident At Least till 8 th Century Khalaj kings worshiped Lord Shiva. A Khalaj coin of the 8th century CE. King’s crowned bust appears on the obverse. On the reverse: Shiva standing holding trident. The Story · The Khalaj are classified as a Turkic tribe. · The Turkic peoples are a collection of ethnic groups of Central, East, North and West Asia as well as parts of Europe and North Africa, who speak Turkic languages. · In Afghanistan, the Ghilji tribe of Pashtuns are descends from the Khalaj people. · Historians consider Khalaj tribe to be one of the earliest to cross the Amu Darya from Central Asia into present-day Afghanistan. · The Khalaj were described as sheep-grazing nomads in Ghazni, Qalati Ghilji, and the surrounding districts, who had a habit of wandering through seasonal pastu