Yavanas
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Yavanas were ancient foreign peoples—often identified with Greeks and other Western traders—who interacted extensively with South India through maritime commerce and cultural exchange.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient people
ⓘ
ethnonym ⓘ foreign traders ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian Ocean trade network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman–Indian trade ⓘ maritime trade with South India ⓘ |
| connectedVia |
Arabian Sea trade routes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Red Sea trade routes ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foreigners in Indian texts
ⓘ
seafaring merchants ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Greco-Roman accounts of India
ⓘ
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
cultural exchange with South India
ⓘ
maritime commerce ⓘ |
| ethnonymUsedBy | ancient Indians ⓘ |
| hadPortsAt |
Arikamedu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muziris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadSettlementsIn | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Indian material culture
ⓘ
coinage in parts of India ⓘ |
| knownForTrading |
glassware
ⓘ
gold ⓘ luxury goods ⓘ silver ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| languageAssociated | Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Pali Buddhist texts
ⓘ
Sanskrit literature ⓘ Tamil Sangam literature NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Indian inscriptions ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Hellenistic world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
barbarians in some Indian texts
ⓘ
wealthy traders in South Indian tradition ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Greeks in ancient Indian sources
ⓘ
Hellenistic peoples in ancient Indian texts ⓘ Western foreigners in South Asian literature ⓘ |
| relatedTerm |
Ionians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yona ⓘ |
| religionAmong | Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| roleIn | Indo-Mediterranean trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early centuries CE
ⓘ
late centuries BCE ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Cheras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cholas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandyas NERFINISHED ⓘ South Indian polities NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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