Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men (1897) (14597053378)

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Title: Ridpath's history of the world; being an account of the ethnic origin, primitive estate, early migrations, social conditions and present promise of the principal families of men ..
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history Ethnology
Publisher: New York, Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: Mugar Memorial Library, Boston University
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston University



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n their estimates, place thedate at 3001 years before our era.The best estimate which modernscholars have been able to makefixes the minimum of 1900 B. C.as the date for the composition ofthe older hymns of the Veda. It is not possible to make theethnic line which defines or in-cludes the Hindus proper corre-spond with the caste lines whichwe have already drawn. Of course,the Brahmans are all included in theethnic class of Hindus,caste lines do The Kshatriyas likewise not coincide. belong. to this race . also the Vaisyas, or at least the greater por-tion of them. But at this point the in-termingling of races begins to show itseffects, for the Vaisyas have in manyparts of India absorbed a considerable amount of foreign blood from the Dra-vidians and Kolarians. In some partsthe Kolarians have made their way intothe Vaisyas caste, so that at this pointthe ethnic line can no longer be madecoincident with the caste line betweenthe Vaisyas and the Sudras. 5. The Mohammedans.—These came by
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MUSSULMAN OF CASHMERE—TYPE.Drawn by E. Zier, from a photograph by Hurke. conquest.Afghans,Persians. They were originally Arabs, Mllghals, and piaceofthe In successive in- Mohammedansamong the vasions, occurring at inter- Indian races,vals sometimes of centuries, the followersof the Prophet have thrown themselvesfrom the west into Sindh, the Punjab,and all the Northwest provinces. Onsome occasions the impact has carried