Patola Shahis

Patola Shahis
Patola Shahis
6th century–8th century
	TOKHARA; YABGHUS TURK; SHAHIS ABBASID CALIPHATE BYZANTINE EMPIRE WESTERN TURKS CHALUKYAS GUJARA-; PRATIHARA TANG KARKOTA; DYNASTY Approximate location of the Patola Shahis
	Kunduz Samarkand Herat Taank WESTERN; TURKS Balkh Kandahar Ghazni Kabul ZUNBILS Gilgit PATOLA SHAHIS TOKHARA YABGHUS TURK SHAHIS KARKOTA; DYNASTY Udabhanda Location of the Patola Shahis, and their capital Gilgit, with neighbouring polities.
Status	Kingdom
Capital	Gilgit
Religion	Buddhism
Historical era	Early Middle Ages
• Established	6th century
• Disestablished	8th century
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kushan Empire
	Kidarites
	Alchon Huns
Trakhan dynasty
Today part of	Pakistan

The Patola Shahis, or Palola Shahis, also Gilgit Shahis, were a dynasty of Buddhist kings of the Kingdom of Gilgit ("Lesser Bolü"), located in the northern tip of the Indian subcontinent in the 6th-8th century CE. The Kingdom was located on a strategic trans-Himalayan trade route, now known as the Karakoram Highway, which branched off the Grand Trunk Road. It followed the important stops of Shatial and Chilas.