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The Tang dynasty capital was home to 3 major clans of Indian astronomers: 瞿曇 - Gautama , 拘摩羅 - Kumāra , 迦 葉 - Kāśyapa some of whom were settled in China for multiple generations while maintaining their Indian identities & translating key Indian astronomical works .
stop liking my pinned tweet instead of my long well researched thread smh
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Photograph of the Lord High Executioner from Rewah, located in Central India, around 1898. Captured by the photographic firm Bourne & Shepherd, this striking image was later published in "Peoples of All Nations" in 1922. The executioner is seen adorned in a distinctive armor…
Extremely rare Gold Coin of the Hindu Shahi King of Kabul, Bhimadeva Shahi. Obverse: A seated bearded person (king?) with long sigmoid tuft of hair, wearing a uttariya (stole) which runs across hisshoulders and entwines his arms, seated cross-legged on throne, stretching his…
Quite thick coming from a people that literally blew up all traces of their Indian ancestry. Talk about seethe
It’s very interesting because Muslims have influenced India in such deep way that it’s impossible to reverse the process. Majestic buildings, amazing food, cultural practices, even the names of their country (India) and religion (Hinduism)… everything touched by us.
Normally ignore politically noisy history like Keezhadi But TIL that they found mahajanapada-esque sliver punched marked coins there TOI reported on it a while back but this makes the sight much more interesting that I previously thought. Anyone here that can verify?
So much for "0-tarrifs" huh Maybe that's left for the larger deal if that ever comes.
#Exclusive | India-US likely to take final decision on the mini trade deal in the next 24-48 hours. Currently talks have only been completed on the mini trade deal; negotiations on a larger #BTA will begin after July 9 Average #tariff under the mini trade deal likely to be 10%,…