# Ancient India — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ancient-india-whe-definition-discussion/16705>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [November 13, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ancient-india-whe-definition-discussion/16705 "2012-11-13T19:55:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 13, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ancient-india-whe-definition-discussion/16705/1 "2012-11-13T19:55:43Z")

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India is a country in South Asia whose name comes from the Indus River. The name 'Bharata' is used as a designation for the country in their constitution referencing the ancient mythological emperor, Bharata, whose story is told, in part, in the Indian epic _Mahabharata_.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/india/](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/ancient-india-whe-definition-discussion/16705/2 "2026-07-30T22:28:51Z")

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