Epigraphic; numismatic refrncs of ancient Bharat's geopolitical influence in NE African littoral till Horn of Africa. Thread
Barabaria by greeks; Bilad al Barbar by Arabs & Barvvara in Bharat; stretches frm Baranis (SE Egypt) to Berbera/Somaliland via Axum/Ethiopia,Zula/Eritrea
Barabaria by greeks; Bilad al Barbar by Arabs & Barvvara in Bharat; stretches frm Baranis (SE Egypt) to Berbera/Somaliland via Axum/Ethiopia,Zula/Eritrea
> 2000 yr old excavated shred frm Baranis/SE Egypt with Brahmi inscription of Tamizh variant talks about ancient Tamizh ruling chief of Bharat (Sangam era) called "Korra". Ref: Breeze;Jilek;Mattingly (2013). Map-location of excavation. I disagree with 1st cent dating of authors
In mountainous Debre Damo region of Ethiopia in interior; 104 coins of Kushana rulers of North Bharat. Date by Mukthar (1990) is c 200 CE. Ref UNESCO General History of Africa- Vol II
Seal from Bharat of debatable origin has been found in Adulis/ Zula in Eritrea (Bottom Right)
Seal from Bharat of debatable origin has been found in Adulis/ Zula in Eritrea (Bottom Right)
Berbera in Somaliland gets mentioned as Barvvara next to Parasa in 1050 CE inscription frm Mysore as countries where the great merchant guild of medieval Chozha/Chola period- Ainnurruvar/swamis of Ayyavole had influence. Ref: U N Ghoshal (1957); Struggle for Empire.
Intriguingly; inscription of 1077 CE of Kalyani Chalukya emperor; Vikramaditya VI mentions Barbara as his conquest. Historians dismiss this with place in Karnataka; Broach or exaggeration. But no other Chalukyan record calles any region in Bharat as "Barbara". Ref: Ganguly/1957
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