King Shri Badat was the last Buddhist ruler of Gilgit, reigning during the 7th to 8th centuries AD. His reign marks the end of the Buddhist era in Gilgit-Baltistan, a region that has a rich history of Buddhist influence dating back to the reign of Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE. More @Wikipedia
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