Indo-Aryan civilizations

Indo-Aryan civilizations

Indo-Aryan civilizations existed in the north of India during much of the history of the region. An exception was the Brahui culture, which was Dravidian. But the remaining civilizations, including those of the Marathis, Bengalis and Punjabis, were classified as Indo-Aryan civilizations.

Origins

The origins of Indo-Aryan civilization is a matter of some discrepancy around scholars. Whilst the majority of scholars hold the belief that Indo-Aryan civilizations began c. 1500 BC with the usurpation of the Indus Valley Civilization in the modern Sindh and Punjab region, other fringe scholars hold the belief that the IVC itself was an Indo-Aryan civilization. The Vedic civilization was almost certainly an Indo-Aryan one.

History

From the Vedic period, the Indo-Aryan people spread out to different areas within northern India and gradually lost the system of a singular civilization or society. They eventually split into the 16 Mahajanapadas.


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