51:
35:
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Alberuni's India, 2001, p 19-21, Edward C. Sachau ā History; Dates of the Buddha, 1987, p 126, Shriram Sathe; Foundations of Indian
Culture, 1984, p 20 sqq, Dr Govind Chandra Pande ā History; India & Russia: Linguistic & Cultural Affinity, 1982, Weer Rajendra Rishi; Geographical and Economic
239:
The Silk road route through which erstwhile Hindu Vedic societies became partially
Buddhists as well as the Hindu names and history of these kingdoms lend credence to this idea. Furthermore, almost invariably, the royal clans of Central Asia and Northwestern India claimed descent from historical
404:
Studies in the MahÄbhÄrata: UpÄyana Parva, 1945, Dr Moti
Chandra ā India; Linguistic & Cultural Affinity, 1982, Weer Rajendra Rishi; Racial Affinities of Early North Indian Tribes 1973, Myths of the Dog-Man, 1991, David Gordon White ā Social Science; Sudhakar Chattopadhyaya ā Ethnic Groups.
89:
writes that, "The nomenclature of the early Sakas in India shows an admixture of
Scythian, Parthian and Iranian elements. In India the Scythians soon adapted themselves to their new environs and began to adopt Indian names and religious beliefs."
31:. The two regions have common and contiguous borders, climatic continuity, similar geographical features and geo-cultural affinity. For millennia, there has been a flow of people, material and ideas between the two.
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of ancient India and was located in
Udichya or Uttarapatha division of Indian sub-continent. The Uttarapatha or northern division of Jambudvipa comprised an area of Central Asia from the
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228:
asserts that the
Kambojas, Sakas, Yavanas, Paradas, Pahlavas, etc., had been Kshatriyas of good birth but were gradually degraded to the barbaric status due to their not following the
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knew about the existence of several
Central Asian tribes. He furnishes an exhaustive list of the extant tribes of his times and places the Shakas, Tusharas, Vokanas,
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This connection between the Uttara Madras and the
Kambojas is said to be natural because they were close neighbours in the north-west.
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78:, Paradas and others are also attested to have been coming as invaders and that they were all finally absorbed into the community of
248:. Many of these kings and nobilities often claimed direct descent from Lord Rama and Pandavas to strengthen their claim to throne.
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Central Asia and
Ancient India have long traditions of social-cultural, religious, political and economic contact since remote
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771:
145:(Ed Bolling & Negelein) makes first direct reference to the Kambojas (verse 57.2.5). It also juxtaposes the Kambojas,
522:
Kavyamimamsa Ed. Gaekwad's
Oriental Series, I (1916) Chapter 17; Introd., xxvi. Rajashekhara is dated c 880 AD ā 920 AD.
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179:. Sage Shangayani Madrakara, as his name itself shows, and as the scholars have rightly pointed out, belonged to the
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The Haihaya Yadavas are the first known invaders in the recorded history of the sub-continent. Described in the
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refers to this description, saying that the "five hordes" belonged to his own people, i.e. Central Asia.
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as allying with four other groups, the invaders were eventually defeated and assimilated into the local
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699:
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730:
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has shown that Bahlika (Balkh) was an Iranian settlement of the Madras who were known as
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of Central Asia from the Caspian Sea to the west, to Inner Mongolia in the east.
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Witzel, Michael (2012). "Vedic Gods (Indra, Agni, Rudra, Varuį¹a, etc.)".
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History and Culture of Indian People, The Vedic Age, pp 286-87, 313-14.
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Social and Cultural History of Ancient India, Manilal Bose, p.26
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AV-Par, 57.2.5; cf Persica-9, 1980, p 106, Dr Michael Witzel.
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and others together, styling them all as the tribes from
513:'s list of the Uttarapatha countries of Bhuvanakosa.
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from north-west (Central Asia). Gandharis were from
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590:
94:Central Asian people in ancient Indian literature
194:i.e. the northern Madras, living in Bahlika or
603:BactriaāMargiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC)
568:
8:
62:In classical Indian tradition clans of the
18:Central Asians in Ancient Indian literature
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561:
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264:under different castes from Kshatriyas to
240:Hindu royalties and royal lines such as
49:
535:Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country
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134:(the Kamboja region) and possibly the
464:Cultural Heritage of India, I, p 612.
7:
736:Indo-Scythians in Indian literature
787:Foreign relations of ancient India
541:Political History of Ancient India
130:(land of Soma) refer to Hindukushā
25:
475:"Harappa and Vedic Civilisation"
434:Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism
584:Ancient India and Central Asia
1:
777:Historiography of Afghanistan
543:, 1996, Dr H. C. Raychaudhury
287:was the northernmost Puranic
632:Historical peoples and clans
618:Genetics and archaeogenetics
483:. 2002-07-07. Archived from
319:Kavyamimamsa of Rajashekhara
608:Indo-Aryan migration theory
803:
782:Historiography of Pakistan
591:Archaeology and prehistory
549:, 1955, Dr P. C., Bagchi.
497:Alberuni's India, Trans.
719:Mythology and literature
361:Buddhism in Central Asia
695:Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
547:India and Central Asia
59:
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705:Indo-Parthian Kingdom
529:Books and periodicals
376:Indo-Parthian Kingdom
200:Bahlika Uttara Madras
173:Madrakara Shaungayani
143:Atharvaveda-Parisista
53:
37:
772:Ancient Central Asia
623:History of the horse
343:, Tangana, Limpaka,
323:The 10th century CE
192:Bahlika-Uttaramadras
598:Proto-Indo-Iranians
366:Hinduism in Armenia
351:or north division.
177:Aupamanyava Kamboja
122:, the Bahlikas are
700:Indo-Greek Kingdom
208:Aitareya Brahamana
175:as the teacher of
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236:code of conduct.
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335:, Kambojas,
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741:Uttaramadra
669:Alchon Huns
349:Uttarapatha
297:Caspian Sea
242:Suryavanshi
234:Brahmanical
136:Muztagh Ata
107:Atharvaveda
100:Atharvaveda
87:Ma-twan-lin
761:Categories
746:Uttarakuru
679:Nezak Huns
501:, p 20-21.
392:References
381:Uttarakuru
327:of Pandit
225:Manusmriti
218:Manusmriti
186:Professor
171:refers to
138:mountain.
110:refers to
80:Kshatriyas
46:Migrations
731:ÄryÄvarta
726:Shakdvipa
664:Kidarites
480:The Hindu
309:Tien Shan
305:Turkistan
303:and from
262:community
230:Brahmanas
169:Sama Veda
157:Sama Veda
151:Gandharas
124:Bactrians
29:antiquity
654:Kambojas
436:. Brill.
355:See also
345:Turushka
295:and the
289:Janapada
270:Alberuni
232:and the
202:are the
183:people.
147:Bahlikas
120:Gandhara
112:Gandhari
76:Pahlavas
72:Kambojas
341:Vahlava
337:Vahlika
301:Yenisei
299:to the
285:Bactria
281:Bahlika
266:Shudras
258:Puranas
252:Puranas
206:of the
196:Bactria
167:of the
128:Mujavat
116:Bahlika
68:Yavanas
688:States
649:Yuezhi
511:Kirfel
499:Sachau
313:Arctic
132:Pamirs
64:Shakas
333:Hunas
293:Urals
181:Madra
639:Saka
307:and
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