HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Kushanas
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Hunas
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Shakas
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Greeks
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Detailed explanation-1: -It is common in Hunas. Hunas or Huna was the name given by the ancient Indians to a group of Central Asian tribes who, via the Khyber Pass, entered India at the end of the 5th or early 6th century.
Detailed explanation-2: -But fraternal polyandry is still prevalent in the some of the remote Indian and Himalayan communities. To us, the practice may sound weird, but to them, it is a way of life. One example is Rajo Verma, who lives in a small Dehradun village with her baby son and her five husbands.
Detailed explanation-3: -In this type of marriage a woman accepts more than one husband. It has two sub-types, fraternal polyandry and non-fraternal polyandry. In fraternal polyandry the woman becomes the wife of several brothers.