Who were the Aryans?
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Aryan, name originally given to a people who were said to speak an archaic Indo-European language and who were thought to have settled in prehistoric times in ancient Iran and the northern Indian subcontinent. The theory of an “Aryan race” appeared in the mid-19th century and remained prevalent until the mid-20th century. According to the hypothesis, those probably light-skinned Aryans were the group who invaded and conquered ancient India from the north and whose literature, religion, and modes of social organization subsequently shaped the course of Indian culture, particularly the Vedic religion that informed and was eventually superseded by Hinduism.
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Aryans are the people who belong to the Aryan race. The people who speak the Indo - European languages are called as Aryans. The concept of Aryanism is just started in 19th century but it has its roots from the Indus valley civilization. As, the Indus valley civilization was declined due to the invasion of Aryans was cited by many theories.
Aryans are the white people who are Indo - Iranian. They invaded India during the Harappan civilization in Mehula region and then later moved on to the central India. The concept of Aryanism became famous in 19th century due to Hitler. He himself said that Germans are Aryans. According to him the word Aryans means the great people. Due to this Aryanism influence he started hating the other people.
Well, the topic of Aryans in Indian History can be seen in the Vedic period. As it is said that the Vedic people were Aryans whose main occupation was agriculture but later it was changed to cattle rearing. Aryans worshipped cow more than anyone else. There were wars happened for cows called Govisti.