Amazing facts about the delivery of mail
History of delivery mail
Information about Mail :-
It is an English word that in Hindi means a letter or traveling bag which was used in the 17th century and is derived from the postal letter or mail the process of letters which were sent from one place to another year before today. It is said that if today's email word is compared to mail then the old mail word was called snail mail.
History of mail:-
The oldest piece of written letter dates back to 255 BC and is kept in the Egyptian Museum. Delivery mail originated in Egypt, where in 2400 BC, the Pharaoh started a courier service to send decrees throughout the kingdom. Started postage stamps at different places all over the world
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(1) Start of mail in Persia (Iran):-
According to Herodotus:-
It is said that Herodotus had made a process for the beginning of sending mail, in which if mail was sent from one place to another and the number of days it took to send that mail, the same number of men and the same number of horses were different. - were made to stand at different places, so that while carrying the mail, one person spent his whole day giving that mail to another person, and the other person used to take the mail to that place by setting a distance with his horse. used to deliver mail while
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550 BC:-
Then the credit for the beginning of sending mail goes to Cyrus the Great, the king of ancient Persia, who started sending mail to welcome the citizens.
(2) Beginning of sending Mail in India:-
Mailing in India dates back to the Maurya Empire period (320 - 185 BCE) when mail was sent to promote economic development and political relations between states.
These soldiers used chariots called "Dagnas" to carry letters and courier service during the Maurya Empire period, as well as resting places and wells for travelers.
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In South India:-
The Wodeyar dynasty of the Kingdom of Mysore, which existed from 1399 to 1947, started mail for espionage so that the Wodeyar dynasty could get secret information about their territory
(3) Beginning of sending mail in the Roman period:-
Postage was introduced in Rome by Augustus Caesar between 62 AD and 14 AD, which was considered to be the best postal service of Rome, also known as "cursus publically".
(4) Start sending Mail in China:-
The beginning of sending mail in China started during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) when postal letters were sent and when that postal letter was sent, there was a station at every distance of its way. Which is called Li (Li) in the language of China, this Li (Li) depends on how far you want to keep the station like- 30 "Li" which is called unity or distance, its number (200, 400, 600, 1500 ) according to different stations
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Beginning of modern mail:-
With the change of time, as the use of postal services decreased, the world started using modern mail, because, with the advent of technology, email was used by people, so that postal mail could be delivered immediately through email. Put