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Before the Common Era (BCE)
6000 | Neolithic settlements in Baluchistan |
4000-3000 | Settlements in the Indus valley |
3000-1500 | Broad period of Indus civilisation |
3000-2500 | Beginning/Early phase of Indus civilisation |
2700 | Date of Indus seals found at Kish in Mesopotamia |
2500-1750 | Mature phase of Indus civilisation Civilisation of the great cities in the Indus valley (Mohenjodaroand, Harappa), in the Punjab (Kalibangan) and Gujarat (Lothal). |
1750-1500 | Later phase / Decline of Indus civilisation Immigration of the Vedic Aryans |
1500-1000 | Early / Rig Vedic Period Settlement of the Aryans in the Punjab and the western Ganga-Yamuna Doab |
1000 | Iron in India |
1000 – 600 | Later Vedic Period Settlement of the Aryans in the central and eastern Gangetic plains Emergence of Janapadas or territorial kingdoms Painted Grey Ware (PGW) in the areas of Aryan settlement |
817 | Traditional date of the birth of Parsvanatha, the 23rd tirthankara |
600 | Beginning of Second Urbanization in India (eastern Gangetic valley) |
563-483 | Hitherto accepted date of Buddha |
542-413 | |
540-468 | Hitherto accepted date of Mahavira |
518 | Gandhara and Sind satrapies of the Persian empire Behistun inscription of Darius I |
413-364 | Sisunagas of Magadha |
364-321 | Nandas of Magadha |
327-325 | Alexander’s Invasion of India |
326 | Battle of Hydaspes (Jhelum) and defeat of Porus (Purushottarn) by Alexander |
321-184 | Maurya Empire |
305-303 | Chandragupta Maurya’s war with Seleucus Nikator |
272-268 | War of succession between Asoka and his brothers |
268-232 | Asoka’s reign |
260 | Asoka ‘s conquest of Kalinga |
257 | Asoka’s conversion to Buddhism by Upagupta |
250 | Third Buddhist council at Pataliputra Buddhist missions in South Asia and the Hellenistic World |
248 | Independence of the Greeks in Bactria |
232-184 | Later Mauryas |
184-75 | Sungas (Pushyamitra-founder, Devabhumi-last Sunga) |
182 | Foundation of the Indo-Greek empire by Demetrius |
166-150 | Menander, the most important of the Indo-Greeks |
141 | Sakas conquer Bactria |
94 | Maues, Saka king in north-western India |
75-28 | Kanvas (Vasudeva-founder, Susermanlast Kanva) |
58 | Beginning of Vikramasamvat (era) by Vikramaditya of Ujjain Azes I, the second Saka ruler in north-western India |
50 | Emergence of Satavahanas in Deccan King Kharavela of Kalinga (Hathigumpha inscription) |
2 | Despatch of Buddhist missionaries from the Bactrian court to the Chinese emperor |
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Common Era (CE)
20-46 | Gondophemes, the greatest Indo-Parthian king in Taxila St Thomas in India |
45 | Invasion of north-western India by the Yuechis under Kujula Kadphises, established the Kushan empire |
46 | Discovery of monsoon winds by Hippalus, a Greek sailor |
64 | Chinese emperor Mingti sent agents to India for Buddhist texts |
66 | Arrival of Indian Buddhist monks, Kasyapa Matanga and Gobharana, in China |
77 | Pliny’s Natural History |
78 | Commencement of the Saka era by Kanishka |
78-110 | Reign of Kanishka; Heyday of the Kushana empire |
80-128 | Resurgence of Satavahanas under Gautamiputra Satakarni and Vasishtiputra Pulamayi |
130-150 | Rudradaman I, the greatest Saka satrap in western India |
226 | Establishment of Sassanian dynasty in Persia |
250 | Disintegration of the Satavahana kingdom |
320 | Beginning of Gupta era by Chandragupta I |
320-335 | Reign of Chandragupta I |
335-375 | Reign of Samudragupta, known as Indian Napoleon for his military conquests |
360 | Ceylonese embassy to Samudragupta’s court |
375-413 | Reign of Chandragupta Il, westward expansion of the Guptas and peak of Sanskrit literature |
405-411 | Fa-hien in India |
413-455 | Reign of Kumaragupta l Foundation of the Nalanda University |
455-467 | Reign of Skandagupta First attack of the Hunas |
467-540 | Decline of the Gupta dynasty |
500-527 | Rule of the Hunas over north India under Toramana and Mihirakula |
527 | Defeat of Mihirakula by Yasodharman |
543-755 | Chalukyas of Badami (Early Chalukyas) |
547 | Indikopleustes of Kosmas (fndicopleustes of Cosmas) – Greek merchant and traveler |
560-903 | Great Pallavas of Kanchipuram |
606-647 | Harshavardhana’s reign |
622 | Commencement of hijra (Muslim) era |
625 | The embassy of Pulakesin Il to the Persian king, Khusrau Il |
630 | Harsha’s clash with Pulakesin Il on the banks of the Narmada |
630-643 | Hiuen Tsang in India |
630-1070 | Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi |
634 | Aihole inscription of Pulakesin Il |
642 | Conquest of Badami by Narasimhavarman I of Kanchi |
643 | Harsha’s quinquennial assembly at Prayag |
648 | Bhaskaravarman (king of Kamarupa) helped Wang Hiuen Tse (Chinese ambassador) in restoring the successor of Harsha on the throne of Kanauj |
675-685 | Yijing ( Tang dynasty Chinese Buddhist monk) at Nalanda University |
700-728 | Reign of Narasimhavarman Il of Kanchi Peak of prosperity and cultural activities |
712 | Arab’s conquest of Sind |
743-789 | Santarakshita and Padmasambhava (Buddhist monks) in Tibet. |
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