INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Aryans came to India in groups. From Punjab, they moved and spread over the Gangetic Valley and then southwards as far as the Vindhya Mountain. The land they settled down on was called ‘Aryavarta’. The original inhabitants were called Dasya by the Aryans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent.

Detailed explanation-3: -In India, the Aryans first settled in the Land of the Seven Rivers, then known as Saptasindhu. Saptasindhu is the region of modern Punjab.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Indo-Aryans continued to settle the Ganges Plain, bringing their distinct religious beliefs and practices.

Detailed explanation-5: -3) Conflict between tribes, emergence of new tribes, and growth in population were the main reasons for their migration to the gangetic plain.