Ancient History of Uttar Pradesh For Competitive Exams Preparation. The History of Uttar Pradesh starts with the arrival of Aryans from Central Asian regions as early as 2000 BC when they started settling along the Doab of Ganges and Ghaghara.
In ancient times, Uttar Pradesh was known as Madhyadesh and it had very fertile land between Delhi and Patna. Discovery of arms and implements of ancient and Neo-Palaeolithic age was found in Mirzapur, Bundelkhand, Sonbhadra and Pratapgarh.
Ancient History of Uttar Pradesh
The history of Uttar Pradesh has been divided into:
1. Introduction: an overview
The history of Uttar Pradesh stretches back several millennia. The region shows the presence of human habitation dating back to between 85,000 and 73,000 years ago. Additionally, the region seems to have been domesticated as early as 6,000 BC.
2. Pre-historic Age (Stone Age),
- Palaeolithic Age
- Mesolithic Age
- Neolithic Age
3. Proto-historic Age (Bronze Age) and
- Indus Valley Civilisation
- Post Indus Valley Civilisation
- Rig Vedic Period (1500-1000 BC)
- Post Vedic Period (1000-600 BC)
6. Mahajanapadas and Uttar Pradesh
9. Some Famous ruling dynasties of ancient period of Uttar Pradesh
10. Practice MCQs: Ancient History of Uttar Pradesh
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