The Vayu Purana, Brahamanda Purana and several other Puranas mention the Pahlavas with the tribes of Uttarapatha or north-west. The 6th century CE text Markendeya Purana  lists the Pahlavas, Kambojas, Daradas, Bahlikas, Barbaras, Tusharas, Paradas, Chinas, Lampakas etc.
The Vayu Purana, Brahmaanda Purana, and several other ancient Hindu texts mention the Pahlava people as inhabiting a region in northwest India known as Uttarapatha. The 6th-century CE text Markendeya Purana lists them alongside various other tribes like the Kambojas, Daradas, Bahlikas, Barbaras, Tusharas, Paradas, Chinas, and Lampakas.