Alina (people)

Alina (people)

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 [Macdonell and Keith, Vedic Index, 1912, I, 39] , and it was suggested that they lived to the north-east of Kafiristan, because the land was mentioned by the Chinese pilgrim Hiouen Thsang. [Macdonell and Keith, Vedic Index, 1912, I, 39]

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