as Vahikas or Arattas. The name comprised such ethnic elements as the Gandharas , Prasthalas, Khasas , Vasatis, Trigartas, Pauravas, Malavas, Yaudheyas, Saindhavas, Sauviras; the Iranian and trans-frontier peoples such as the Kambojas , Pahlavas ; and the Persianised Ionians ( Yavanas ) as well as the nomadic Scythians , also