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270
Ashoka takes power
In 270 BC Ashoka, Chandragupta's grandson, took power from him. By that time, the Mauryan Empire had stretched southward across the Deccan Plateau -
320
Chandragupta Maurya
In 320 BC Chandragupta Mautya seized power in India -
336
Darius becomes king
Darius Codomannus becomes king of Persia -
424
Xerxes II becomes king of Persia
Xerxes II becomes king of Persia -
500
Sanskrit in written form
By the sixth century BC Sanskrit was in written form -
550
Persian Empire Expands
In 500 BC the Persian Empire expanded from the Meediterranean Sea to the Indus River Valley -
Jan 1, 600
A new religion
Zarathustra forms a new religion in Persia -
Jan 1, 615
the Medes capture Assyrian cities
the Medes capture Assyrian cities -
Jan 1, 626
The Persians defeat the Scythians
The Persians defeat the Scythians -
Jan 1, 1500
Aryans Arive
In 1500 BC the aryans arive to the Indus River River Valley. -
Chess
in 2000 BC Chess was developed in Persia -
Bibliography
I used my book and http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/persians.html -
Mauryan Empire ends
In about 185 BC the Mauryan Empire came to an end -
Inception of the Persian Empire
Cyrus takes over Persia -
Persian Empire Conquers Babylon
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Darius dies and Xerxes becomes king of Persia
Darius dies and Xerxes becomes king of Persia