Vishtaspa
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Vištaspa was the ancient King of Afghanistan. He is mentioned in several major and minor Purānas. He is presumed to have lived around 750 B.C. probably before Gautama Buddha was born. He has been mentioned in Jain šāstrass such as Kalpasūtra.
Vishtaspa received Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in his court and proclaimed his teachings, much the same way as Ašōka the Great did 500 years later for Buddha's teachings.
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