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3000 BCE
Indus Valley
The Indus River was the site of the very first civilization in ancient India. -
1500 BCE
Vedic Age
This is the start of the Vedic Age. Hinduism was found in the Vedic Age. There isn't an official founder of it though. The beliefs of Hinduism could be found in their holy book called the Vedas. -
563 BCE
Siddhartha Guatama
Siddhartha Guatama was born. He wanted to end suffering in peoples' lives so he meditated and achieved enlightenment. He was then known as the Buddha man and made the religion of Buddhism. -
500 BCE
Vedic Age End
This was the ending of this age where Hinduism was formed. -
322 BCE
Mauryan Empire
The Maurya Empire was founded. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, India finally achieved political unification. -
261 BCE
Asoka
Asoka was said to be the greatest leader of the Mauryan Empire. After he conquered Kalinga he gave up his violent ways and spread Buddhism all over. -
185 BCE
Collapse of Maurya
The Mauryan Empire declined after Asoka's death because there were no strong leaders after and the border states started declaring their independence. Eventually, it collapsed and was ruled by many princes in different kingdoms. -
319
Golden Age - Gupta
The Golden Ages started in 319 CE. This was a time for the Gupta Empire to start up and grow. Ancient India was prospering at this time with many advances like astronomy. -
320
Gupta Empire
This empire was founded by Sri Gupta. During this empire, there were many advances in medical, math, astronomy, art, and literature fields. -
540
Collapse of Gupta
Invaders from Asia, Huns, came in and took over. Plus they had many corrupt leaders beforehand.
