New Delhi: In 2005, archeologists working in Nankang village of China’s Xi’an city found a joint tomb from the 6th century, sealed for about 1,441 years. Inside, lay a couple whose burial had Chinese motifs mixed with Indian and even Roman influences.

The man was Li Dan (505-564 CE), a connection between South Asia and East Asia. His life and lineage, revealed through both stone and DNA, would rewrite a snippet of Silk Road history.

Buried near the ancient capital of Chang’an, he was not only a Chinese aristocrat but was also of Indian descent — a Brahmin. Show Full Article

Xu Feihong, China’s Ambassador to India, on Friday shared this discovery that seems straight out of a historical novel. The tweet noted : “Genetic analysis has shown that Li Dan, who promoted Budd

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