Barha Tegin was the first ruler of the Turk Shahis. He is only known in name from the accounts of the Muslim historian Al-Biruni and reconstructions from Chinese sources, and the identification of his coinage remains conjectural.
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Account of Gandhara by Hyecho (first three lines given here).![Funerary stele of a royal couple in the Fondukistan monastery, dedicated around the end of the 7th century CE under the Turk Shahis. The King wears a Central Asian caftan with double lapel, as well as boots, while the Queen is of Indian type.[14][15][16]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Royal_couple%2C_Fondukistan%2C_7th_century_CE.jpg/1280px-Royal_couple%2C_Fondukistan%2C_7th_century_CE.jpg)
Funerary stele of a royal couple in the Fondukistan monastery, dedicated around the end of the 7th century CE under the Turk Shahis. The King wears a Central Asian caftan with double lapel, as well as boots, while the Queen is of Indian type.[14][15][16]
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