India has a long, rich and complex history with only the Mesopotamian civilizations and China rivaling its age. The Indus Valley was home to the region's first highly civilized country. India sat on the crossroads of trade routes, especially the Silk Road; allowing the country to prosper. Though over centuries, India has been fought over by different peoples for the land, influencing its history, peoples and culture. Four major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism were born from there. The introduction of Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived since 1st Century AD caused demographic and geopolitical changes to the land. Since the early modern era Europeans managed to contact the country by sea, allowing the opening of trade between the two regions. Eventually,