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Period: 1500 BCE to 500 BCE
The Vedas is written down
Indian scholars of the so-called Vedic Period commit the Vedas to written form; basic tenets of Hinduism are established. -
500 BCE
Magadha: most powerful state in India
The kingdom of Magadha, situated in what is now west-central Bihar state, in northeastern India, was ruled by Bimbisara from 543 to 492 BCE, is the most powerful state in India. -
400 BCE
Buddha died
Buddhism itself started sometime in the fifth century BCE. We now think that the Buddha, who founded the religion, died sometime toward the year 400 BCE. As Buddhism developed, it spread beyond India. -
333 BCE
Darius III was defeated by Alexander the Great
Darius III was defeated by Alexander the Great during the Battle of Issus. It was a conflict early in Alexander the Great's invasion of Asia. Shortly after, The Macedonian Empire was established. -
Period: 322 BCE to 185 BCE
Mauryan Empire
the Mauryan Empire (322-185 BCE) rose under the reign of Chandragupta Maurya (r. c. 321-297 BCE) until, by the end of the third century BCE, it ruled over almost all of northern India. -
268 BCE
Ashoka becomes emperor
Ashoka becomes emperor of the Mauryan Empire in India. -
232 BCE
Indian ruler Ashoka dies
Indian ruler Ashoka dies and the Mauryan Empire declines within fifty years. -
230 BCE
Satavahana Empire was established
It was based in the Deccan region. -
200 BCE
Beginning of the Greco-Bactrian conquests in India.
Beginning of the Greco-Bactrian conquests in India. -
185 BCE
The Maurya Empire collapses
The Maurya Empire collapsed on the assassination of the then-Emperor Brihadratha by his General Pushyamitra Shunga. -
Period: 50 BCE to 600
The Perfection of Wisdom texts are written
The Perfection of Wisdom texts are written by Mahayana Buddhist sages in India; expounding upon the central vision of the Buddha. -
1 CE
First non-stop voyages from Egypt to India.
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Period: 455 to 484
Reign of the White Huns
Reign of the Tegin Tunjina or Khingila of the White Huns in the region known as Gandhara. -
470
India is invaded by the White Huns.
India is invaded by the White Huns across the Hindu Kush. They were a groupof people who lived in Central Asia during the 5th to 8th centuries CE. -
550
Death of the last Gupta rulers
The end of the reign of Visnugupta Chandraditya, last of the Gupta rulers in northern India. -
712
Muslim general Muhammed bin Quasim conquers northern India.
The muslim invasion saw an end to the indigenous empires of India. The Islamic Sultanates rose in the region of modern-day Pakistan and spread north-west. -
761
First Muslim invasion by Mohammed Bin Qasim
First Muslim invasion by Mohammed Bin Qasim and conquers nothern India. The muslim invasion saw an end to the indigenous empires of India. The Islamic Sultanates rose in the region of modern-day Pakistan and spread north-west. -
Period: 1012 to 1044
Reign of Chola king Rajendra I
Reign of Chola king Rajendra I who controlled most of India. -
1288
Marco Polo come to India for the first time
He was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295. -
Period: 1290 to 1320
The Khalji dynasty
The Khalji was a Turco-Afghan dynasty which ruled the Delhi sultanate, covering large parts of the Indian subcontinent for nearly three decades between 1290 and 1320. -
1336
Vijayanagara Empire
The Vijayanagara Empire was established by Harihara I and his brother Bukka Raya I of Sangama Dynasty, which originated as a political heir of the Hoysala Empire, Kakatiya Empire, and the Pandyan Empire. -
1407
Creation of the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty
Governor of Gujarat, declares himself as Sultan Muzaffar Shah founding the Gujarat Sultanate/Muzaffarid dynasty.