Sikhi
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Sikhi (सीखी) Shikhi (शिखी) clan is found in Afghanistan.[1]
Origin
- Sikhi is mentioned as Conqueror in Mahavansa/Chapter 1. It is also mentioned as a famous Naga in Mahabharata (V.103.12)
- Shikhi River (शिखी) is an one of seven Rivers of Plakshadvipa mentioned in Puranas
History
In Mahavansa
- Sikhi is mentioned as Conqueror in Mahavansa/Chapter 1.
In Mahabharata
Udyoga Parva/Mahabharata Book V Chapter 103 mentions Names of famous Nagas of Bhogavati which include Shikhi.
- सुमनॊमुखॊ दधिमुखः शङ्खॊ नन्दॊपनन्दकौ ।
- आप्तः कॊटनकश चैव शिखी निष्ठूरिकस तथा ।Mahabharata (V.103.12)
Notable persons
References
- ↑ An Inquiry Into the Ethnography of Afghanistan By H. W. Bellew, The Oriental University Institute, Woking, 1891, p.137
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