Rigvedic tribes

Rigvedic tribes appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Indus, Punjab and Kashmir (South Asia) from c. 1500 to 1100 BCE, a span of 400 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Indo-Aryan cattle herders of the Sapta Sindhu, the land of seven rivers, whose priests composed the hymns of the Rigveda. Tribes such as the Bharatas and Purus fought the Battle of the Ten Kings on the Ravi.

See Rigvedic tribes on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 1500 to 1100 BCE
Duration: 400 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, South Asia
Language family: Indo-Aryan

Became

Kuru Kingdom c. 1200 to 500 BCE

Events in South Asia during its time

1500 BCE Rigveda hymns composed

Neighbours in South Asia

Kuru Kingdom c. 1200 to 500 BCE
Panchala c. 1100 to 350 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
Hittite Empire (New Kingdom) c. 1400 to 1180 BCE, Middle East

Questions

When did Rigvedic tribes exist?

c. 1500 to 1100 BCE, about 400 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Rigvedic tribes?

Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, in South Asia.

What language did Rigvedic tribes speak?

Indo-Aryan. This family includes Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala.

What came after Rigvedic tribes?

Kuru Kingdom.