times, the area was inhabited by Vahikas or Arattas. Tribes included the Gandharas , Prasthalas, Khasas , Vasatis, Trigartas, Pauravas, Malavas, Yaudheyas, Saindhavas, Sauviras; the Iranian and transfrontier peoples such as the Kambojas , Pahlavas ; and the Persianised Ionians ( Yavanas ) as well as the nomadic Scythians , also