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The Nishadha peoples are indigenous tribes inhabiting ancient India, according to sources in Hindu mythology.

The Indo-Aryan peoples of ancient India's Vedic civilization saw the Nishadhas as uncivilized and barbarian peoples. Nishadha's did not follow the Vedic religion, and were involved in a number of wars with Indo-Aryan kingdoms.

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