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**toyboy** · 07-03-2012, 08:54 AM

Yea. Although it is possible even the IVC traded with Egypt and such but there were certainly no black people in Ancient South Asia. All the Africans are the result of Islam and Arabs.

I understand the current African population in India came much later w/Arabs and Islam (Siddis). But Africans definitely were in South Asia during antiquity. Did they settle permanently? Maybe. Even if they did settle in ancient India they would obviously not be a visible minority and probably were absorbed into the local population since it was so long ago.

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toyboy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 374 Senior Member	Yea. Although it is possible even the IVC traded with Egypt and such but there were certainly no black people in Ancient South Asia. All the Africans are the result of Islam and Arabs. I understand the current African population in India came much later w/Arabs and Islam (Siddis). But Africans definitely were in South Asia during antiquity. Did they settle permanently? Maybe. Even if they did settle in ancient India they would obviously not be a visible minority and probably were absorbed into the local population since it was so long ago.
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