This period of ancient Indian history is known as the Vedic age, as it was depicted in the earliest Indian writings, called the Vedas. Introduction Urban civilization first appeared in ancient India with the Indus Valley civilization in the early third millennium BCE, in what is today Pakistan and north-west India. This was contemporary with other early civilizations[…]
Over the course of several centuries, the inhabitants gradually settled down and took up agriculture. Introduction The Indus Valley Civilization was an ancient civilization located in what is Pakistan and northwest India today, on the fertile flood plain of the Indus River and its vicinity. Evidence of religious practices in this area date back approximately[…]
The Kushan Empire reached its cultural zenith circa 105 – 250 C.E. and extended from Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and into the Ganges River valley in northern India. Introduction The Kushan Empire (c. First–Third Centuries) reached its cultural zenith circa 105 – 250 C.E., extended from Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Pakistan and into the Ganges River valley in northern India. The Kushan tribe of the Yuezhi confederation,[…]
An overview of the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent. By Cristian ViolattiHistorian Introduction The Indus Script is the writing system developed by the Indus Valley Civilization and it is the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent. The origin of this script is poorly understood: this writing system remains[…]