Aryan
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aryan-207-15805131
title:
Aryan
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Aryan, or Arya in Proto-Indo-Iranian, is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians. It stood in contrast to nearby outsiders, whom they designated as non-Aryan (*an-āryā). In ancient India, the term was used by the Indo-Aryan peoples of the Vedic period, both as an endonym and in reference to a region called "Aryavarta", where their culture emerged. Similarly, according to the Avesta, the Iranian peoples used the term to designate themselves as an ethnic gr
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Self-designation used by ancient Indo-Iranian peoples
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan
date created:
2002-02-25T15:43:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T04:05:55Z
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