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Saka Haumavarga

Also known as Amyrgian Scythians

The Saka Haumavarga were a Saka people named in Achaemenid Persian inscriptions of the late 6th century BCE, probably living in Fergana and the Pamirs. Their name is usually taken to mean 'hauma-drinking' or 'hauma-preparing' Saka, after the ritual drink of Iranian religion. Herodotus calls them the Amyrgian Scythians and says they served in Xerxes' army against Greece.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saka Haumavarga. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saka-haumavarga
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“Saka Haumavarga.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saka-haumavarga. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Saka Haumavarga.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saka-haumavarga.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Saka Haumavarga’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saka-haumavarga (Accessed: ).

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