Ruśama
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Ruśama or Rusama was a Rigvedic tribe mentioned in Mandala 8
, whose King Raṇancaya was defeated by Rigvedic Aryans
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Mandala 8
The eighth Mandala of the Rigveda has 103 hymns. Other than the "family books" and RV 1 and RV 10 , Mandala 8 cannot straightforwardly be dated as a whole relative to the other books, and its hymns may include both ancient and late...
, whose King Raṇancaya was defeated by Rigvedic Aryans
Rigvedic tribes
The Indo-Aryan tribes mentioned in the Rigveda are described as semi-nomadic pastoralists; when not on the move, they were subdivided into temporary settlements . They were headed by a tribal chief assisted by a priestly caste...
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