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3500 BCE
The emergence of Harappan civilisation
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1800 BCE
Arrival of the Aryan people from central Asia
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1700 BCE
The end of Harappan civilisation
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563 BCE
Birth of Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism
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500 BCE
The Invasion by Persians
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327 BCE
Invasion by Alexander The Great
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321 BCE
Creation of Mauryan Empire
The Maurya Empire was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power based in Magadha and founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated the Indian subcontinent. The Maurya Empire was centralized by the conquest of the Indo-Gangetic Plain, and its capital city was located at Pataliputra (modern Patna). The empire was the largest political entity to have existed in the Indian subcontinent, extending over 5 million square kilometres at its zenith under Ashoka. -
269 BCE
Ashoka becomes emperor of Mauryan Empire
Ashoka 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. He ruled form 268 BCE to 232 BCE and became a model of kingship in the Buddhist tradition. Under Ashoka India had an estimated population of 30 million, much higher than any of the contemporary Hellenistic kingdoms. -
185 BCE
End of Mauryan Empire
Mauryan Empire began to decline after the death of Ashoka. The last king was Brihadratha was assassinated by his general Pushyamitra Shunga. The decline of the Maurya Dynasty was rather rapid after the death of Ashoka. -
320
Beginning of the Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire existing from the mid-to-late 3rd century CE to 543 CE. At its zenith, from approximately 319 to 543 CE, it covered much of the Indian subcontinent. This period is considered as the Golden Age of India by some historians. -
470
Birth of Aryabhata, Astronomer and mathematician
Aryabhata or Aryabhata was the first of the major mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. His works include the Āryabhaṭīya and the Arya-Siddhanta.
