The first historically recorded Islamic invasions of their lands were by the Ghaznavids in the 11th centuryPagan Christmas: Winter Feasts of the Kalasha of the Hindu Kush, By Augusto S. Cacopardo while they themselves are first attested in 1339 during Timur's invasions. Nuristan had been forcibly converted to Islam in 1895–96, although some evidence has shown the people continued to practice their customs. The Kalash of Chitral have maintained their own separate cultural traditions.Newby, Eric. A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. 2008.
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