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Important Events in India

By AIDANCHEN
  • 4000 BCE

    Beginning Of Buhddism

    Beginning Of Buhddism
    Bhuddisim was founded in the 4th or 5th BC and was inspired by Siddhartha Gautama
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 100 BCE

    Ancient India

  • 3000 BCE

    Beginning of Indus valley

    Beginning of Indus valley
    This was the beginning of the Indus valley around when religious communities start to appear
  • 2500 BCE

    Indus valley peak

    Indus valley peak
    At this point in time, the Indus valley population had reached over 1 million and rivalled that of Mesopotaimia
  • 1900 BCE

    Fall of Indus valley

    Fall of Indus valley
    During 1900 BC the trade between the Indus Valley civilisation and Mesopotamia stopped
  • 800 BCE

    Beginning of the Vedas

    Beginning of the Vedas
    During this time the Vedas (sacred handwriting of Hinduism) had started
  • 500 BCE

    Invasion on the Indus valley

    Invasion on the Indus valley
    The Persians attack the now weak Indus valley and claim it as their own
  • 326 BCE

    First meeting with Alexander the Great

    First meeting with Alexander the Great
    Alexander the great first crossed the Indus river into India
  • 322 BCE

    First King of India

    First King of India
    Chandragupta Maurya was the first Indian king and came into rule in 322 BC
  • 50

    Trade between India and Rome

    Trade between India and Rome
    Trade flourishes between the Indian societies between Romans as they eagerly trade silks, spices and other goods
  • 50

    First religious site

    First religious site
    The first religious building in India built in Sanchi India