What is "khasas"

Khasas are a tribe mentioned in the ancient Indian and Tibetan literature. They lived at the northern periphery of the Indian subcontinent.

They are thought to be connected to the medieval Khasa Malla kingdom and the modern Khas people of Nepal.

Khasas were a north western tribe mentioned in the epic Mahabharata. They were probably the modern-day Kazakhs found predominantly in Kazakhstan a Central Asian Republic. It is not clear if the Khasas mentioned in Mahabharata were a migrant group from Khasakhstan or original Khasakhs. They were mentioned as barbarous tribes and to have arrived from diverse realms.