INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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The name of the king to whom all the early Aryan dynasties traced their origin was
A
Krishna-Vasudeva
B
Mandhata
C
Manu-Vaivasvat
D
Yudisthira
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are different theories about it. But according to most historians, the Aryans came from Central Asia, also known as Andronovo culture in about 1500 BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first Manu. He was the mind born son of the god Brahma, and husband of Shatarupa. He had three daughters, namely Akuti, Devahuti and Prasuti.

Detailed explanation-3: -The early Vedic Aryan tribe was called Indo-Aryans. The early vedic period is roughly classified between 1750 BC to 1000 BC where the people subsisted through domestication of animals, semi-nomadic pastoralism and small scale agriculture.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Arya were central Asian Steppe pastoralists who arrived in India between roughly 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE, and brought Indo-European languages to the subcontinent.

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