Vedic period

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The Vedic period is an ancient era of South Asian history marked by the composition of the Vedas and the early development of Vedic culture and religion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Indian period ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
associatedWith Aranyakas ⓘ
linked to: Āraṇyaka

Atharvaveda ⓘ
Brahmanas ⓘ
Rigveda ⓘ
Samaveda ⓘ
Yajurveda ⓘ
early Upanishads ⓘ
linked to: Upanishads
chronologicalContext Bronze Age in South Asia ⓘ
linked to: Bronze Age

Iron Age in South Asia ⓘ
linked to: Iron Age
culture Vedic culture ⓘ
economy agriculture ⓘ
cattle-based economy ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
endTime c. 500 BCE ⓘ
ethnicGroup Indo-Aryans ⓘ
followedBy Iron Age in India ⓘ
Mahajanapada period ⓘ
follows Indus Valley Civilization ⓘ
linked to: Indus Valley

Late Harappan period ⓘ
hasPart Early Vedic period ⓘ
linked to: Vedic period

Later Vedic period ⓘ
linked to: Vedic period

Post-Rigvedic period ⓘ
Rigvedic period ⓘ
linked to: Vedic period
influenced Indian philosophy ⓘ
classical Hinduism ⓘ
later Indian social structure ⓘ
keyDeity Agni ⓘ
Indra ⓘ
Soma ⓘ
Varuna ⓘ
keyPractice Vedic ritual ⓘ
fire sacrifice ⓘ
languageUsed Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ
linked to: Sanskrit
location Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Indo-Gangetic Plain ⓘ
Punjab region ⓘ
linked to: Punjab

northwestern India ⓘ
mainSubject composition of the Vedas ⓘ
development of Vedic culture ⓘ
development of Vedic religion ⓘ
namedAfter Vedas ⓘ
partOf history of India ⓘ
history of South Asia ⓘ
politicalInstitution sabha ⓘ
samiti ⓘ
vidatha ⓘ
politicalStructure monarchical kingdoms ⓘ
tribal assemblies ⓘ
religion Vedic religion ⓘ
linked to: Hinduism

early Hinduism ⓘ
socialStructure emergence of varna system ⓘ
patriarchal society ⓘ
tribal chiefdoms ⓘ
startTime c. 1500 BCE ⓘ
writingSystem no widely used writing system attested ⓘ

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linked to: Vedic period
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