INDIAN HISTORY

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The chief opponents of the Aryans were the indigenous people of non-Aryan origin known as Panis and Dasas or Dasyus. The factor which enabled the Aryans to emerge victorious in the struggle against the indigenous tribes was
A
Superior military equipment of the Aryans
B
Cultural superiority
C
Better organization among the Aryans
D
Lack of unity among the indigenous tribes
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People who composed hymns described themselves as Aryas. They also called their opponents dasas or dasyus.

Detailed explanation-2: -In Rig Veda, the popular Indological Approach was to treat ‘dasas’ and ‘dasyus’ as ‘non-Aryans’ natives of India in opposition to ‘Aryans’. Dasa: 54 hymns and 63 verses and Dasyus: 65 hymns, 80 verses.

Detailed explanation-3: -Origins of the Term Aryan Nineteenth-century European scholars used the term Aryan to identify the Indo-European or Indo-Germanic peoples who settled throughout India, Persia (Iran), and Europe thousands of years earlier.

Detailed explanation-4: -Origin of the Aryans There are different theories about it: They were original inhabitants of India. They migrated from the Arctic regions. They spread out from Central Europe.

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