Originally the Khas (खस) / Khasas or Khasiyas are the mountain dwellers living within the south shadow of the Himalayanvary from Kashmir to Bhutan, however largely in Nepal, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,, North Bengal, Sikkim and Bhutan, (especially the components of then bigger Nepal). This Indo-Aryan tribe is believed to possess settled a huge expanse of the western, central, and japanese Himalayas as early as twelfth century. they're presupposed to be descendants of Kashi, an ikshvaku clan that rose to prominence following the increase of Buddhism.
The Khas are usually thought to be descendants of the traditional Kamboj folks that being of European origin settled in India's North-west and then a branch of them migrated towards Bengal within the first millennium AD. it's believed that Kashmiri Pandits additionally belong to the current sub-clan of the Kambojas.
The Khas also are believed to possess arrived from Tajikistan and share some physical traits with the Tajik population. Indo-European traits exhibited by several Khas embrace truthful complexion, usually tall or medium stature with an extended nose,glowing facade and brown hair . trendy Tajiks additionally exhibit a number of these hallmark traits.
