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Indian History can be divided into three Periods namely, Ancient, Medieval and Modern Periods. Ancient Indian history dates back from the Earliest to around 750 AD. Medieval history dates back from around 750 AD to around 1600 AD. Modern history dates back from around 1600 AD to till date. India is a country that derives its name from the river, Indus. The Indian Constitution also refers India as 'Bharat', which itself is derived from the name of an emperor, "Bharata" from the epic of Mahabharata. India gave birth to four great world religions namely, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism.