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Āryāvarta
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Not to be confused with Aryabhata.
Āryāvarta (Sanskrit: आर्यावर्त, lit. "Land of the Aryans",[lower-alpha 1][web 1][web 2] Sanskrit pronunciation: [aːrjaːˈʋərtə]) is a term for the northern Indian subcontinent in the ancient Hindu texts such as Dharmashastras and Sutras, referring to the areas of the Indo-Gangetic Plain and surrounding regions settled by Indo-Aryan tribes and where Indo-Aryan religion and rituals predominated. The limits of Āryāvarta extended over time, as reflected in the various sources, as the influence of the Brahmanical ideology spread eastwards in post-Vedic times.[3][4]
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