In archaeology and ancient history, referring to the Hephthalite or White Hun people who controlled Central Asia, particularly mentioned in ancient texts.
From Aramaic and Persian historical sources, 'apharsathac' or similar transliterations referring to the Hephthalites. The suffix '-ites' denotes a people or ethnic group in classical scholarly terminology, following Greek and Latin convention.
Apharsathacites are the 'White Huns' who controlled the Silk Road in the 5th-6th centuries and are barely remembered in Western history, even though they shaped the entire medieval world! Ancient sources mention them cryptically, which is why scholars have to use these tangled transliterated names.
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