History & Civics
Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follow:
"By this period some of Vedic tribes had moved from the 'SaptaSindhava' region to the Upper - Ganga valley and other adjacent regions." (Source : https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/64790/1/BLOCK%203.pdf)
What is the Saptasindhu region, and why is it significant?
Vedic Period
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Saptasindhu is the land of the seven rivers in Punjab. The Aryans initially settled in Saptasindhu.
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