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Indian history
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History of India
The
history of India
includes the prehistoric settlements and societies in the
Indian subcontinent
; the blending of the
Indus Valley Civilization
and
Indo-Aryan
culture into the
Vedic Civilization
; the development of
Hinduism
as a synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions; the decline of
Srauta
sacrifices and the rise of the initiatory traditions of
Buddhism
,
Jainism
,
Shaivism
,
Vaishnavism
and
Shaktism
; the onset of a succession of
powerful dynasties and empires
for more than two millennia throughout various geographic areas of the subcontinent, including the growth of
Muslim dynasties
during the Medieval period intertwined with Hindu powers; the advent of
European traders
resulting in the establishment of the
British rule
; and the subsequent
independence movement
that led to the
Partition of India
and the creation of the
Republic of India
.
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