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Aryan, or Arya, 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. In ancient India, the
One of the earliest epigraphically attested reference to the word arya occurs in the 6th-century BCE Behistun inscription, which describes itself as having been composed "in arya [language or script]" (§ 70). As is also the case for all other Old Iranian language usage, the arya of the inscription does not signify anything but "Iranian".
Full figure of Darius trampling rival Gaumata
Head of Darius with crenellated crown
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Indo-Aryan peoples
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Indo-Aryan peoples are a diverse collection of peoples predominantly found in South Asia, who speak Indo-Aryan languages. Historically, Aryans were the pastoralists who spoke Indo-Iranian languages, m
Aryan
…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 (lit. 'Land of the Aryans'), where their culture emerged. Similarly…
Schematic representation of major ethno-linguistic regions of Indo-Aryan languages.