INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

RIG VEDIC PERIOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An inscription of 1400 B.C. which describes the Vedic Gods was found in Asia Minor at ____
A
Boghaz-Koi
B
Hitti
C
Euphratide
D
Cilicia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is an inscription found here mention the names of Vedic Gods and Goddesses. The discovery of the Boghazkoi inscription (of 14th century B.C.) mentioned Rig Vedic deities that the Rig Veda existed earlier and the culture migrated from India to Asia Minor at that early age.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Boghaz-Koi inscription records a treaty between the Hittite and the Mitanni Kings and the gods (mentioned in the above point) were cited as witnesses to this treaty. Even today, exactly in the same way, the oath is taken in the courts and on an assumption of a public office (in the name of god).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bogazkoy archives are a collection of texts found on the site of the capital of the Hittite state, the city of Hattusas (now Bogazkoy in Turkey). They are the oldest extant documents of the state, and they are believed to have been created in the 2nd millennium BC.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Vedic deities Agni is not mentioned in the Boghazkoi inscription. Four Vedic deities, i.e. Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Nasatya were mentioned in Boghazkoi inscription.

Detailed explanation-5: -Boghazkoi inscription mentions 4 Vedic gods as their homeland. It mentions 4 Vedic gods Indra, Varuna, Mitra & Nasatyas, establishes the Central Asian Theory as their homeland. It was discovered in Turkey.

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