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3000 BCE
Siddhartha Gautama
Was the leader and founder of Sramanas, one of many sects which existed at that time all over India. Was also known as Buddha. -
2017 BCE
Decline of Mohenjo and Harappa
The other theory is that the Indus River moved. We know that it moved; it’s currently several miles from the site of Mohenjo-Daro. Some speculate that a severe tectonic event (earthquake) caused the river to drastically change course. -
1500 BCE
Aryan Invasion
The Aryan invasion theory; according to this theory, India was invaded about 1500 B.C, by a tribe of Europeans called the Aryans who composed Rid Vegas. They were thought to be creators of Hindu civilization. -
322 BCE
Maurya Empire
Supplanted the earlier Magadha Kingdom to assume power over large tracts of eastern and northern India. -
320 BCE
Gupta Dynasty
The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period is noted for its achievements in the arts, architecture, sciences, religion, and philosophy. Chandragupta I (320 – 335 CE) started a rapid expansion of the Gupta Empire and soon established himself as the first sovereign ruler of the empire. -
304 BCE
Reign of Osaka
Emperor Ashoka the Great lived from 304 to 232 BCE and was the third ruler of the Indian Mauryan Empire, the largest ever in the Indian subcontinent and one of the world's largest empires at its time. -
250 BCE
Battle of Kalinga
The Battle of Kalinga was one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in Indian subcontinent.
