The history of Swat for its very first human habitation (before 1st millennium BC) is obscure yet, there is plenty of evidence that takes swat 2,300 years back in history to 327 BC era. In its relatively recent history, swat valley was inhabited by Buddhists during the 2nd century BC.
Table of Contents
- 1 Timeline of Swat History
- 2 From Prehistoric Times to Alexander the Great Era
- 3 The Buddhist Period
- 4 The Evidence of the Chinese Pilgrims
- 5 The Days of Hephthalites, or White Huns Period
- 6 The Time of Turk Shahis (Tou-kiue)
- 7 The Period of The Kingdom of Tibet
- 8 The Span of The Hindu Shahiya
- 9 The Ghaznavids Period
- 10 The Era of The Gurids
- 11 The Mongol Period
- 12 The Span of Babur and the Mughal Empire
- 13 The Yousafzai State of Swat
- 14 Merger with Pakistan and Current Period
Timeline of Swat History
Here is the timeline summary of the swat history.