The story of J & K can be v until the year 1000th When the Aryans are said to have penetrated this area from the other side of the Indus and gained dominance over the indigenous people. The Vedic period saw a large influx of people, mostly from Central Asia, and these tribes dominated Aryan society in northern India as well as some parts of the western peninsula region for some time.
The first notable dynasty to rule this region was that of the Pauravas, who, according to Indian mythology, were descendants of Lord Puru (son of King Bharat) and who grew up around 700 BC. In Hastinapur-Kurukshetrain in the region of today’s Haryana, the Paurava king Yudhisthira is said to have fought huge battles with his evil cousins and uncles. Over time, these “clans” came to be known as “Ranas”, a term that today refers to all Hindu Rajputs.
