La Veda periodo (aŭ Veda epoko) (ĉ. 1750–500 a.K.) estis la periodo en la Historio de Hindio dum kiu estis komponitaj la Vedoj, nome la antikvaj sanktaj libroj de Hinduismo. La precizaj daŭrodatoj de la periodo estas necertaj. Filologiaj kaj lingvistika pruvaro indikas, ke Rigvedo, nome la plej antikva el la Vedoj, estis komponita inter ĉirkaŭ 1700 kaj 1100 a.K., ankaŭ referencata kiel komenca Veda periodo.^[1]

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