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History: This Digital Wallpaper features an AI art presentation of two Indo-Aryan wooden chariots chasing a mounted Dasa of the Rigveda (Daha, Iranian). The Indo-Aryans and the Dasa (Daha, proto Iranian) belonged to the same family of the Indo-Iranian people - a sub group of the larger Indo-European people.

The Indo-Iranians were the semi-nomadic tribes of the Yamna who dwelled in the eastern parts of the Pontic-Caspian steppe. They had migrated eastwards and invented the first spoked wheeled chariot in history. As a people, these tribes had evolved in stages and through various evolutionary cultures. These tribes were also not homogeneous as a people. After have ventured out of the Yamna sphere, they had assimilated and merged with other people and other cultures - adopting technology, beliefs and practices.

Around 2000 Bce, the Indo-Iranian tribes had split into two groups - the proto Iranians and the Indo-Aryans (better known as the Vedics Rigveda). Their identify and beliefs had diverged for the different migratory routes they had taken at different points in time. The Indo-Aryans (Vedics of the Rigveda) had later originated Hinduism (Vedic religion) and the language of Sanskrit while the Iranians had originated Avestan and the worship of Ahura Mazda. The two cousin groups had shared both friendly and inter-tribal hostilities with the Rigveda and the Avesta recording the hostility.

In terms of weapons technology, although Indo-Iranians had invented the spoked wheel chariot, their descendants the proto Iranians had incorporated both chariots and horse riding, while the Indo-Aryans of the Rigveda had continued to prefer chariots. These chariots were wooden chariots - light in weight and small in size.

The Rigvedic word 'Dasa' is a corruption of the word 'Daha'. The Daha were a tribe of Proto Iranians, and the original meaning of the word was 'a Man' and a 'Man' of the 'Daha' tribe at that. The Rigveda Aryans had referred to these Iranians as the 'Dasa'. Likewise, the 'Daha' who were captured as ' prisoner of war' were known as the 'Dasa'. Over the course of time, the meaning of 'Dasa' had changed from war captives to slave and then to servants - since during the time, 'Daha' captives upon being captured was enslaved and made servants.

The beaked shaped cap, the mounted Dasa can be seen wearing in the wallpaper, originated in Arachosia. It is based on excavated figurines from Pirak that depicts riders with beaked shaped heads. It is believed, such head wear was the precursor to the later Saka and Scythian caps. Horses at the time were not equipped with stirrups, and the Daha were not as yet famed for their horse riding skills as was their descendants, the Sakas, the Scythians and the Parthians - but they were ones who started it all.              

Digital Media Description: Desktop Wallpaper I Desktop Background I Laptop Wallpaper I Mobile Phone Wallpaper I Historical Wallpaper I Chariots Wallpaper I Indo-Aryan Wallpaper I Indo-Aryan and Dasas Wallpaper I Proto-Iranian Wallpaper I Daha Wallpaper.