The term Greater India refers to the historical spread of the culture of India beyond the Indian subcontinent proper.This concerns the spread of Hinduism in Southeast Asia in particular, introduced by the Indianized kingdoms of the 5th to 15th centuries, but may also extend to the earlier spread of Buddhism from India to Central Asia and China by way of the Silk Road during the early centuries of the Common Era. To the west, Greater India overlaps with Greater Persia in the Hindu Kush and Pamir mountains. Historically, the term is also tied to the geographic uncertainties surrounding the "Indies" during the Age of Exploration. Evolution of the term In detail, the notion of Greater India can be discussed in terms of several related meanings: In medieval literature and geography: the term "Greater India" (Portuguese: Indyos mayores[1]) was used at least from the mid-15th century.[1] The term, which seems to have been used with variable precision,[2] sometimes me...