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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
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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
393:
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.
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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."
20:. 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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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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67:, Paradas and others are also attested to have been coming as invaders and that they were all finally absorbed into the community of
237:. 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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134:(Ed Bolling & Negelein) makes first direct reference to the Kambojas (verse 57.2.5). It also juxtaposes the Kambojas,
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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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168:. 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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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
502:'s list of the Uttarapatha countries of Bhuvanakosa.
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from north-west (Central Asia). Gandharis were from
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83:Central Asian people in ancient Indian literature
183:i.e. the northern Madras, living in Bahlika or
592:BactriaāMargiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC)
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51:In classical Indian tradition clans of the
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253:under different castes from Kshatriyas to
229:Hindu royalties and royal lines such as
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524:Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country
385:
123:(the Kamboja region) and possibly the
453:Cultural Heritage of India, I, p 612.
7:
725:Indo-Scythians in Indian literature
776:Foreign relations of ancient India
530:Political History of Ancient India
119:(land of Soma) refer to Hindukushā
14:
464:"Harappa and Vedic Civilisation"
423:Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism
573:Ancient India and Central Asia
1:
766:Historiography of Afghanistan
532:, 1996, Dr H. C. Raychaudhury
276:was the northernmost Puranic
621:Historical peoples and clans
607:Genetics and archaeogenetics
472:. 2002-07-07. Archived from
308:Kavyamimamsa of Rajashekhara
597:Indo-Aryan migration theory
792:
771:Historiography of Pakistan
580:Archaeology and prehistory
538:, 1955, Dr P. C., Bagchi.
486:Alberuni's India, Trans.
708:Mythology and literature
350:Buddhism in Central Asia
684:Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
536:India and Central Asia
48:
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694:Indo-Parthian Kingdom
518:Books and periodicals
365:Indo-Parthian Kingdom
189:Bahlika Uttara Madras
162:Madrakara Shaungayani
132:Atharvaveda-Parisista
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26:
761:Ancient Central Asia
612:History of the horse
332:, Tangana, Limpaka,
312:The 10th century CE
181:Bahlika-Uttaramadras
587:Proto-Indo-Iranians
355:Hinduism in Armenia
340:or north division.
166:Aupamanyava Kamboja
111:, the Bahlikas are
689:Indo-Greek Kingdom
197:Aitareya Brahamana
164:as the teacher of
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225:code of conduct.
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338:Uttarapatha
286:Caspian Sea
231:Suryavanshi
223:Brahmanical
125:Muztagh Ata
96:Atharvaveda
89:Atharvaveda
76:Ma-twan-lin
750:Categories
735:Uttarakuru
668:Nezak Huns
490:, p 20-21.
381:References
370:Uttarakuru
316:of Pandit
214:Manusmriti
207:Manusmriti
175:Professor
160:refers to
127:mountain.
99:refers to
69:Kshatriyas
35:Migrations
720:ÄryÄvarta
715:Shakdvipa
653:Kidarites
469:The Hindu
298:Tien Shan
294:Turkistan
292:and from
251:community
219:Brahmanas
158:Sama Veda
146:Sama Veda
140:Gandharas
113:Bactrians
18:antiquity
643:Kambojas
425:. Brill.
344:See also
334:Turushka
284:and the
278:Janapada
259:Alberuni
221:and the
191:are the
172:people.
136:Bahlikas
109:Gandhara
101:Gandhari
65:Pahlavas
61:Kambojas
330:Vahlava
326:Vahlika
290:Yenisei
288:to the
274:Bactria
270:Bahlika
255:Shudras
247:Puranas
241:Puranas
195:of the
185:Bactria
156:of the
117:Mujavat
105:Bahlika
57:Yavanas
677:States
638:Yuezhi
500:Kirfel
488:Sachau
302:Arctic
121:Pamirs
53:Shakas
322:Hunas
282:Urals
170:Madra
628:Saka
296:and
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