Later Vedic Period (1000-500 BC)
- The later Vedic society came to be divided into four varnas called the Brahmanas, rajanyas or kshatriyas, vaisyas and shudras, each varna was assigned with its duty.
KINGDOMS OF THE LATER VEDIC PERIOD
sl | Kingdom | Location |
1 | Panchal | Bareilly, Badayun &
Farrukhabad in U.P |
2 | Kush inagar | Northern region of
Uttar Prades |
3 | Kashi | Modern Varanasi |
4 | Koshal | Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh |
5 | Southern adra | Near Amritsar |
6 | Uttara Madra | Kashmir |
7 | Eastern Madra | Near Kangra |
8 | Kekaya | On the bank of Beas river
east of Gandhar kingdom |
9 | Gandhar | Rawalpindi & Peshawar |
Chronology of Foreign Invasion
• 518-486 B.C.: King Darius or Darus invaded India. |
• 326 B.C.: Alexander invaded India. |
• 190 B.C.: India-Greeks or Bactrians invaded India. |
• 90 B.C.: Sakas invaded India. |
• AD. 151 Century: Pahlavas invaded India. |
• AD. 45: Kushanas or Yue-chis invaded India |