A republic in southern Asia, occupying most of the Indian peninsula. Capital: New Delhi. It borders China and Nepal to the north, Bangladesh to the east, and Pakistan to the west. Most of the inhabitants are Hindu, and the caste system remains. In addition to agriculture, the country is blessed with natural resources and industry is also growing. After the flourishing of the Indus civilization, the Aryans formed the Vedic culture, Buddhism flourished under King Ashoka's Maurya dynasty in the 3rd century BC, Muslims invaded in the 10th century, and it was unified by Emperor Akbar of the Mughal Empire in the 16th century. Britain began colonizing it in the early 18th century, and it became a direct territory in 1858. It was divided into the Union of India, which is mainly Hindu, and Pakistan, which is mainly Muslim, and gained independence in 1947. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Population: 1,173,110,000 (2010). Bharat. The name of the region in the southern part of the Asian continent. Refers to the entire Indian peninsula and the island of Ceylon. In addition to the present, it includes the territories of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. [Additional information] It can also be written as "Indian". Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend |
アジア南部、インド半島の大部分を占める共和国。首都ニューデリー。北は中国・ネパール、東はバングラデシュ、西はパキスタンに接する。住民の多くはヒンズー教でカースト制度が残存する。農業のほか、資源にも恵まれ工業も成長している。インダス文明が栄えたのち、アーリア人がベーダ文化を形成、前3世紀ころアショカ王のマウリヤ朝によって仏教が興隆、10世紀にイスラム教徒が侵入、16世紀ムガル帝国のアクバル帝により統一。18世紀初頭から英国が植民地化を進め、1858年直轄領となる。ヒンズー教徒を主とするインド連邦とイスラム教徒のパキスタンとに分かれて1947年独立。英連邦加盟国。人口11億7311万(2010)。バーラト。 アジア大陸南部の地域名。インド半島全域とセイロン島をさす。現在ののほか、パキスタン・ネパール・ブータン・バングラデシュ・スリランカなどの領域が含まれる。 [補説]「印度」とも書く。は、古く、日本や中国で 出典 小学館デジタル大辞泉について 情報 | 凡例 |
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