Migrations from Central Asia to India from the BCE Period to the Eighth Century

This study examines migration movements from Central Asia to India from the pre-Christian period to the eighth century from historical and socio-cultural perspectives. It analyzes the effects of political, economic, and cultural relations between Central Asia and India on migration processes, with particular attention to the causes, routes, and areas of settlement of these movements. The movements of communities such as the Sakas, Yuezhi, Kushans, Kidarites, Hephthalites/Hunas, and Turk Shahis are evaluated in the context of political changes, wars, economic conditions, trade routes, and regional power struggles. The study demonstrates that movements from Central Asia to India were not merely transfers of population but also generated mutual interactions in language, religion, culture, traditions, science, and art. It further examines the influence of Central Asian-origin communities on the political and cultural history of India within a chronological and geographical framework. Thus, it explains the historical development of migration and cultural interaction along the Central Asia-India corridor from the pre-Christian period to the eighth century.

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