When did Indo-Iranians migrate to Iran and India?

By 2000-1500 BC Indo-Iranians already controlled most of Central Asia.

But when exactly did they move south into Iran, Pakistan and India?

ive seen a "most recent admixture" chart of south asia or something like that which uses IBD chunks to detect when the admix occured, and for most south asian populations it was iron age era, -7c to +2c. i dont remember the exact numbers and lost the document. if you search hard enough i think youll find it online

I found this website:

https://web.archive.org/web/20201010.../thearyantrail

One thing that I want to know. How mixed were the first Aryans in India? Were they pure steppe or did they mix with Zagros-like people before settling in India?

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When did Indo-Iranians migrate to Iran and India?

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Here’s a clear overview of when the Indo-Iranian peoples — the ancestors of both the Indo-Aryans (who moved into India and nearby regions) and the Iranians (who moved into the Iranian plateau) — migrated south from their original homeland in Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia:

�� Background: Who were the Indo-Iranians?

The Indo-Iranians were a major branch of the larger Indo-European language family.

They originally lived on the Eurasian steppe (the Sintashta and Andronovo cultural horizons, north of the Caspian and Aral seas).

From there they spread southwards and split into:

Indo-Aryans → eventually entering South Asia (India, Pakistan)

Iranians → settling on the Iranian Plateau and surrounding regions.

�� Timeline of the Migration
�� Proto-Indo-Iranian stage

~2200–1800 BCE: Proto-Indo-Iranian culture develops (Sintashta; Andronovo), before the major east/southward migrations.

�� Indo-Aryan migration toward India

After ~2000 BCE: Indo-Aryan speakers begin spreading out from Central Asia south and east.

~2000–1600 BCE: The Indo-Aryans split from the broader Indo-Iranian grouping and migrated into:

Northern India and Pakistan (northwestern Indian subcontinent)

Some groups moved west into Mitanni region (northern Syria)
These movements occurred over centuries and in waves, not all at once.

~1500 BCE: By this time, Indo-Aryan culture and language (precursors of Vedic Sanskrit) become established in northwestern India — roughly the period associated with the early Vedic era.

�� Iranian migration into Iran

Before ~1300 BCE: Iranian tribes had already reached regions of western Iran from Central Asia.

By ~1000–800 BCE and later: Medes, Persians and other Iranian groups were well-established on the Iranian plateau, and through the first millennium BCE they formed major civilizations in the region.

�� Summary of Migration Dates
Migration Movement Approximate Period
Proto-Indo-Iranian stage (formation) ~2200–1800 BCE
Indo-Aryan migration into South Asia begins After ~2000 BCE
Early Indo-Aryan spread into northwest India ~2000–1500 BCE
Iranian groups into western Iran Before ~1300 BCE, continuing into 1st millennium BCE
�� Important Notes

These migrations were gradual and multi-phased, not single one-time events.

Evidence comes from linguistics, archaeology, and genetics, all showing converging timelines.

The Indo-Aryan spread sets the stage for early Vedic culture in north India, while the Iranian migrations lead to later developments like the Median and Achaemenid civilizations.

If you’d like, I can also explain how linguistic and genetic evidence helps pinpoint these migration timelines.

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The migration of Indo-Iranian peoples—the ancestors of modern-day Indians and Iranians—was not a single event but a centuries-long process of "slow diffusion." These groups originally shared a common culture in the Central Asian steppes before diverging and moving south.
Timeline of Migrations
Group Region Estimated Arrival/Presence Key Context
Indo-Aryans Northern India 1800–1500 BCE Entered through the Hindu Kush into the Punjab region; associated with the early Vedic Period.
Iranians Iranian Plateau 1500–800 BCE Early waves arrived by 1300 BCE; major groups like Medes and Persians were well-established by 800 BCE.
1. The Indo-Aryan Migration (India)

The Indo-Aryans were the first major branch to split and move south.

The Path: They migrated from the Sintashta and Andronovo cultures (modern-day Russia/Kazakhstan) through the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC) in Central Asia.

Arrival: Most scholars agree they entered the Indian subcontinent around 1800–1500 BCE.

Settlement: They first settled in the "Land of the Seven Rivers" (Sapta Sindhu) in the northwest before expanding east into the Ganges Plain by 1000 BCE.

Evidence: This period coincides with the composition of the Rigveda, the oldest Indo-Aryan text, which describes a pastoral society moving into the region.

2. The Iranian Migration (Iran)

The Iranian branch remained in the northern steppes longer than their Indian cousins before moving into the plateau that now bears their name.

Initial Arrival: Proto-Iranian speakers likely began trickling into the northeastern Iranian plateau around 1500–1300 BCE.

Major Expansion: It wasn't until the early 1st millennium BCE (around 1000–800 BCE) that large groups like the Medes and Persians became the dominant political and cultural force in the region.

Historical Record: They first appear in written history in Assyrian records from the 9th century BCE, which mention the "Madai" (Medes) and "Parsua" (Persians) as tribal entities in Western Iran.

Key Cultural Markers

Both groups brought with them the spoke-wheeled chariot, a shared religious heritage (the Vedic Devas vs. the Avestan Daevas), and the ritual use of a sacred plant known as Soma (India) or Haoma (Iran).

Note on Theory: Modern history has largely moved away from the "Aryan Invasion" theory (a sudden military conquest) in favor of the "Migration" or "Diffusion" model, which suggests a gradual influx of tribes who integrated with and eventually transformed the existing local cultures.

Would you like me to find more details on the genetic evidence or the specific archaeological cultures (like the Andronovo or BMAC) associated with these migrations?

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I think it is obvious just from looking at Y-DNA that there is a considerable Indo-European Steppe component in modern Iranians. I compared Y-DNA haplogroups of Bronze Age Iranians (5000 BC - 1500 BC) with Y-DNA haplogroups of modern Iranians:

https://i.imgur.com/iHapL3p.png

Here are the ancient samples used (they are from Nomad's ancient DNA spreadsheet):

https://genarchivist.net/showthread.php?tid=1225

https://i.imgur.com/CDkA2AJ.png

And frequencies for the modern Iranians are according to this DNA study from 2012:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3399854/

The original connection with Iran is much older and dates back to the time of the CW and Yamnaya. In the case of the secondary expansion of the Andronovo people, it is possible that it took place around 1000 BC.


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0.02395046 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN101.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_27.83%
0.02807242 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Kairan.AG:I4779.AG__BC_1681__Cov_6 4.44%
0.03082701 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6794.AG__BC_1765 __Cov_74.60%
0.03126174 Kazakhstan_AkMoustafa_MLBA1.AG:I3767.AG__BC_1734__ Cov_66.66%
0.03147877 Kazakhstan_Aktogai_MLBA.AG:I4773.AG__BC_1558__Cov_ 69.40%
0.03174935 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6789.AG__BC_1782 __Cov_72.95%
0.03446626 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Kairan.AG:I4568.AG__BC_1681__Cov_1 8.57%
0.03500749 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Aktogai.AG:I4774.AG__BC_1553__Cov_ 69.38%
0.03516337 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Karagash_father.or.son.I4262.AG:I4 778.AG__BC_1612__Cov_62.16%
0.03534910 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6796.AG__BC_1811 __Cov_71.00%
0.03552704 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN095.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_16.87%
0.03659934 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN100.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_37.45%
0.03675017 Kazakhstan_MLBA_OyDzhaylau.AG:I4789.AG__BC_1537__C ov_74.66%
0.03696555 Kazakhstan_Kyzlbulak_MLBA1.AG:I4323.AG__BC_1672__C ov_64.68%
0.03728772 Kazakhstan_Chanchar_MBA.AG:I11538.AG__BC_1664__Cov _64.68%
0.03733608 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6790.AG__BC_1745 __Cov_72.82%
0.03755434 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Kairan.AG:I4776.AG__BC_1706__Cov_6 8.29%
0.03763841 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Aktogai.AG:I4265.AG__BC_1572__Cov_ 69.45%
0.03774149 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6791.AG__BC_1724 __Cov_74.74%
0.03778355 Kazakhstan_Bylkyldak_MLBA.AG:I6707.AG__BC_1482__Co v_73.42%
0.03840678 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6797.AG__BC_1745 __Cov_75.71%
0.03895464 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Solyanka.AG:I3864.AG__BC_1612__Cov _34.16%
0.03909035 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Karagash.AG:I4263.AG__BC_1708__Cov _43.74%
0.03949559 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6793.AG__BC_1681 __Cov_73.85%
0.04027682 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Karagash.AG:I4262.AG__BC_1793__Cov _67.35%
0.04132262 Kazakhstan_Shoendykol_MLBA_Fedorovo.AG:I10110.AG__ BC_1150__Cov_71.83%
0.04159753 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN091_merged__BC_1600_ _Cov_54.01%
0.04169888 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN086.A0101__BC_1701__ Cov_51.16%
0.04181338 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN085.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_29.64%
0.04249208 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Alakul_Lisakovskiy.AG:I6788.AG__BC _1724__Cov_22.09%
0.04356921 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Alakul_Lisakovskiy.AG:I6800.AG__BC _1706__Cov_63.33%
0.04409580 Kazakhstan_Taldysay_MLBA1.AG:I4787.AG__BC_1266__Co v_68.55%
0.04461167 Kazakhstan_Andronovo.SG:DA231.SG__BC_1489__Cov_44. 50%
0.04545288 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN096.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_25.01%
0.04581016 Kazakhstan_Tasmola_LBA.AG:KZL004.AG__BC_1368__Cov_ 73.22%
0.04746925 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Kairan.AG:I4567.AG__BC_1676__Cov_1 7.42%
0.04867139 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Aktogai.AG:I10140.AG__BC_1625__Cov _52.08%
0.04868626 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Kairan.AG:I4318.AG__BC_1706__Cov_7 6.11%
0.04916620 Kazakhstan_MLBA_OyDzhaylau.AG:I7060.AG__BC_1489__C ov_58.81%
0.04947267 Kazakhstan_MLBA_KazakhMys.AG:I4783.AG__BC_1506__Co v_63.43%
0.04961846 Kazakhstan_MLBA_KazakhMys.AG:I4322.AG__BC_1534__Co v_45.62%
0.04996705 Kazakhstan_MLBA_KazakhMys.AG:I4782.AG__BC_1659__Co v_68.07%
0.04997058 Kazakhstan_Shoendykol_MLBA_Fedorovo.AG:I10111.AG__ BC_1446__Cov_72.34%
0.05063837 Kazakhstan_MLBA_OyDzhaylau.AG:I4790.AG__BC_1475__C ov_73.48%
0.05094222 Kazakhstan_MLBA_OyDzhaylau.AG:I3861.AG__BC_1745__C ov_35.66%
0.05211816 Kazakhstan_Dali_MLBA.AG:I3448.AG__BC_1750__Cov_29. 04%
0.05547628 Kazakhstan_MLBA_KazakhMys.AG:I4321.AG__BC_1572__Co v_65.28%
0.05781614 Kazakhstan_Shoendykol_MLBA_Fedorovo.AG:I10112.AG__ BC_1547__Cov_72.81%
0.05903621 Kazakhstan_Zevakinskiy_BA.AG:I3770.AG__BC_2018__Co v_53.98%
0.06160795 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN084.A0101__BC_1462__ Cov_44.05%
0.06173166 Kazakhstan_Georgievsky_MBA_brother.I26297.AG:I1154 1.AG__BC_1734__Cov_54.37%
0.06209308 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN090.A0101__BC_1554__ Cov_47.61%
0.06487330 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN093.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_8.14%
0.06745077 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul_o1.AG:I6792.AG__BC_1 774__Cov_73.81%
0.06944478 Kazakhstan_MLBA_OyDzhaylau.AG:I4791.AG__BC_1499__C ov_11.11%
0.06973655 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Alakul_Satan.AG:I6799.AG__BC_1765_ _Cov_76.65%
0.07240751 Kazakhstan_Dali_MLBA.AG:I1931.AG__BC_1393__Cov_26. 63%
0.07251571 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian_IA_o1.AG:KSK002.AG__BC_350__C ov_34.79%
0.07640635 Kazakhstan_LBA_o3.AG:I6709.AG__BC_1284__Cov_39.24%
0.08289446 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian.SG:DA26.SG__BC_350__Cov_56.50 %
0.08710625 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian_IA.AG:BSB002.AG__BC_350__Cov_ 33.77%
0.08918547 Kazakhstan_MLBA_OyDzhaylau.AG:I3788.AG__BC_1586__C ov_26.76%
0.08962287 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian_IA.AG:BSB001.AG__BC_642__Cov_ 51.42%
0.09045494 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian.SG:DA202.SG__BC_526__Cov_31.5 6%
0.09076522 Kazakhstan_Dali_MLBA.AG:I0507.AG__BC_1718__Cov_75. 49%
0.09287944 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian_IA.AG:AIG006.AG__BC_400__Cov_ 12.30%
0.09379347 Kazakhstan_Sarmatian_IA.AG:AIG003.AG__BC_284__Cov_ 66.85%
0.09407255 Kazakhstan_Kangju.SG:DA125.SG__AD_262__Cov_19.61%
0.09501023 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA_o1:KKN094.A0101__BC_168 2__Cov_49.29%

If we have an almost purely Sintashta population around 1100 BC in Uzbekistan, I think their movement further south could have occurred shortly afterward.

Distance to: Russia_MLBA_Sintashta
0.02342944 Tajikistan_BA_DashtiKozy.AG:I4258.AG__BC_1554__Cov _67.04%
0.02645159 Uzbekistan_Kokcha_BA.AG:I12499.AG__BC_1419__Cov_69 .58%
0.03171669 Uzbekistan_Kashkarchi_BA.AG:I4153.AG__BC_1100__Cov _37.29%
0.03568223 Uzbekistan_Kashkarchi_BA.AG:I4255.AG__BC_1100__Cov _63.51%
0.04040421 Tajikistan_BA_DashtiKozy.AG:I4257.AG__BC_1473__Cov _66.62%
0.05078842 Uzbekistan_Kokcha_BA.AG:I8506.AG__BC_1664__Cov_48. 45%
0.05755466 Tajikistan_BA_DashtiKozy.AG:I4160.AG__BC_1525__Cov _73.11%
0.05765051 Uzbekistan_Kokcha_BA.AG:I8507.AG__BC_2000__Cov_23. 33%
0.10640175 Turkmenistan_IA.SG:DA382.SG__BC_852__Cov_91.33%
0.10984753 Kyrgyzstan_AlaiNura_IA.AG:ALN009.AG__AD_250__Cov_4 6.19%
0.11261059 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L8619.AG_ _AD_24__Cov_13.04%
0.11806606 Kyrgyzstan_AlaiNura_IA.AG:ALN006.AG__BC_557__Cov_8 3.83%
0.11837045 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka_o2.SG:DA53.SG__BC_422__Co v_36.31%
0.12806514 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Serkharakat_IA.AG:L86 71.AG__AD_150__Cov_53.22%
0.12881578 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L8006.AG_ _AD_160__Cov_11.68%
0.12919718 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA51.SG__BC_279__Cov_5 5.53%
0.13123345 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L8630.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_44.40%
0.13391393 Kyrgyzstan_AlaiNura_IA_o.AG:ALN001.AG__AD_318__Cov _81.02%
0.13573380 Turkmenistan_C_Geoksyur_contam.AG:I8525.AG__BC_299 3__Cov_8.46%
0.13666707 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L5139.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_60.93%
0.13755785 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA58.SG__BC_110__Cov_6 0.72%
0.13960892 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA48.SG__BC_250__Cov_1 6.33%
0.14322114 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun_o.SG:DA81.SG__AD_294__Cov_ 88.29%
0.14517317 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun_o.SG:DA70.SG__AD_148__Cov_ 59.12%
0.14692638 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L7999.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_16.57%
0.14792895 Tajikistan_Ksirov_Kushan.AG:I12294.AG__BC_8__Cov_3 3.15%
0.14815518 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L8621.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_20.37%
0.14929825 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L5138.AG_ _BC_83__Cov_60.85%
0.15011288 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA_dup.L5138.AG :L8629.AG__BC_50__Cov_22.45%
0.15050325 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka_brother.DA57.SG:DA59.SG__ BC_199__Cov_52.81%
0.15306712 Tajikistan_Ksirov_Kushan.AG:I12292.AG__BC_86__Cov_ 54.72%
0.15479149 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA47.SG__BC_113__Cov_7 5.54%
0.15541745 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_IA.AG:KEN003.AG__BC_201__Cov_27.44 %
0.15639856 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun_o.SG:DA85.SG__AD_284__Cov_ 86.56%
0.15708146 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L5140.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_54.12%
0.15842108 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_IA.AG:KEN001.AG__BC_252__Cov_60.18 %
0.15842951 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2704__BC_250__Cov_76.72%
0.15905640 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L8002.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_19.79%
0.16035077 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA57.SG__BC_115__Cov_6 6.44%
0.16061208 Uzbekistan_SappaliTepe_BA_o.AG:I7493.AG__BC_1825__ Cov_30.04%
0.16280796 Tajikistan_Ksirov_Kushan_1d.rel.I12292.AG:I12260.A G__BC_101__Cov_11.31%
0.16598491 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA_father.L8001 .AG:L8005.AG__BC_50__Cov_7.96%
0.16661989 Uzbekistan_Dzharkutan_BA_2.AG:I4901.AG__BC_1950__C ov_68.55%
0.16682391 Uzbekistan_SurxondaryoRegion_Rabat_IA.AG:L8001.AG_ _BC_50__Cov_11.36%
0.16923474 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2700__BC_250__Cov_46.64%
0.16981663 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2698__BC_250__Cov_48.49%
0.17058011 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun_o.SG:DA98.SG__AD_148__Cov_ 36.23%
0.17066604 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_IA.AG:CHK005.AG__BC_100__Cov_54.26 %
0.17071231 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2703__BC_250__Cov_11.50%
0.17296586 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA49.SG__BC_259__Cov_3 1.12%
0.17365987 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_IA.AG:KEN002.AG__BC_456__Cov_16.75 %
0.18037600 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2706__BC_250__Cov_52.88%
0.18048012 Uzbekistan_Dzharkutan_BA_2.AG:I5608.AG__BC_1950__C ov_80.94%
0.18138562 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA101.SG__AD_286__Cov_9 6.65%
0.18253506 Turkmenistan_Gonur_BA_1_o1.AG:I1783.AG__BC_2118__C ov_18.41%
0.18276417 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2701__BC_250__Cov_14.95%
0.18338494 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2702__BC_250__Cov_41.99%
0.18383755 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2705__BC_250__Cov_46.79%
0.18457516 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA69.SG__AD_441__Cov_57 .22%
0.18472654 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2659__BC_250__Cov_77.58%
0.18477049 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA55.SG__BC_26__Cov_47 .66%
0.18526777 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_Boz-Barmak_IA:2696__BC_250__Cov_56.56%
0.18780164 Kyrgyzstan_Saka_IA.AG:CHK003.AG__BC_589__Cov_50.39 %
0.18916380 Kyrgyzstan_MLBA_Andronovo.AG:I11527.AG__BC_1993__C ov_67.18%
0.19518027 Kyrgyzstan_MLBA_Andronovo.AG:I11526.AG__BC_2129__C ov_46.90%
0.19532909 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA72.SG__AD_375__Cov_71 .68%
0.19969900 Turkmenistan_LBA_Parkhai_o.AG:I6667.AG__BC_1450__C ov_71.62%
0.20218415 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka_o1.SG:DA56.SG__BC_93__Cov _80.71%
0.20608699 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA80.SG__AD_350__Cov_64 .12%
0.20776832 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA52.SG__AD_478__Cov_39 .82%
0.20795625 Turkmenistan_C_Namazga_o.SG:DA383.SG__BC_3200__Cov _49.17%
0.20953886 Kyrgyzstan_AlaiNura_IA.AG:ALN002.AG__AD_231__Cov_1 2.77%
0.20964144 Uzbekistan_Bustan_BA_o1.AG:I11521.AG__BC_1450__Cov _60.57%
0.20976162 Turkmenistan_C_Namazga.SG:DA381_d.SG__BC_3224__Cov _19.25%
0.21360106 Turkmenistan_C_Geoksyur.AG:I8505.AG__BC_3100__Cov_ 10.23%
0.21415843 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA68.SG__AD_596__Cov_12 .28%
0.21510290 Kyrgyzstan_AlaiNura_IA.AG:ALN008.AG__AD_250__Cov_7 4.87%
0.21560062 Turkmenistan_Gonur_BA_1.AG:I1793.AG__BC_2088__Cov_ 10.17%
0.21594588 Turkmenistan_C_Geoksyur.AG:I8530.AG__BC_3100__Cov_ 13.19%
0.21671252 Turkmenistan_C_Geoksyur_possible.1d.rel.I8503.AG:I 8531.AG__BC_3100__Cov_9.71%
0.21699600 Turkmenistan_Gonur_BA_1.AG:I2085.AG__BC_1931__Cov_ 12.50%
0.21718893 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA65.SG__AD_456__Cov_26 .58%
0.21720233 Turkmenistan_Gonur_BA_1.AG:I3374.AG__BC_2016__Cov_ 12.96%
0.21762509 Turkmenistan_Gonur_BA_3.AG:I6124.AG__BC_2092__Cov_ 9.88%
0.21909252 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA82.SG__AD_171__Cov_17 .30%
0.21943576 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA73.SG__AD_332__Cov_48 .40%
0.22034537 Uzbekistan_Dzharkutan_BA_1.AG:I7411.AG__BC_1592__C ov_63.86%
0.22042997 Uzbekistan_Dzharkutan_BA_1.AG:I4313.AG__BC_1471__C ov_66.12%
0.22177430 Uzbekistan_Bustan_BA.AG:I5605.AG__BC_1450__Cov_22. 95%
0.22184374 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA100.SG__AD_335__Cov_8 8.13%
0.22266873 Uzbekistan_Dzharkutan_BA_1.AG:I4161.AG__BC_1950__C ov_63.21%
0.22315698 Turkmenistan_Gonur_BA_1.AG:I1782.AG__BC_2213__Cov_ 21.46%
0.22340642 Uzbekistan_SappaliTepe_BA.AG:I7542.AG__BC_1816__Co v_42.63%
0.22379669 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Saka.SG:DA50.SG__BC_350__Cov_6 1.15%
0.22394801 Kyrgyzstan_AlaiNura_IA.AG:ALN005.AG__AD_358__Cov_8 5.10%
0.22513082 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun_daughter.DA385.SG:DA71.SG_ _AD_323__Cov_58.34%
0.22572475 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun.SG:DA96.SG__AD_342__Cov_62 .54%
0.22623605 Kyrgyzstan_TianShan_Hun_son.DA104.SG:DA105.SG__AD_ 211__Cov_47.15%
0.22820415 Turkmenistan_C_Geoksyur.AG:I8503.AG__BC_3100__Cov_ 13.27%
0.22881987 Uzbekistan_SappaliTepe_BA.AG:I7419.AG__BC_1804__Co v_75.44%

Ancient samples from Central Asia.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Nlp...ew?usp=sharing



For fun, you can check the correlation with Europeans.

Target: cass
Distance: 3.8395% / 0.03839484
23.2 Kazakhstan_MLBA_Kairan.AG:I4568.AG__BC_1681__Cov_1 8.57%
19.6 Greece_Peloponnese_N:I2318__BC_3985__Cov_35.48%
17.4 Kazakhstan_Maitan_MLBA_Alakul.AG:I6793.AG__BC_1681 __Cov_73.85%
16.0 Kazakhstan_Abai_Koken_MLBA:KKN096.A0101__BC_1600__ Cov_25.01%
12.0 Sweden_Motala_HG:I0012__BC_5648__Cov_64.19%
11.8 Kazakhstan_AkMoustafa_MLBA1.AG:I3767.AG__BC_1734__ Cov_66.66%

For the record indians received an additional 14% Southeast Asian in antiquity.

Estimated date (95% CI): 438CE (150BCE - 830CE)
Estimated proportion: 0.14

http://admixturemap.paintmychromosomes.com/