India/Malay Timeline By chrisglenn916 2300 BCE Cotton Domestication Cotton was first domesticated as early as this date. 2000 BCE Advanced Dying Techniques The Indians began developing advanced dyeing techniques. 300 BCE Malay Sailors Ride Monsoons 100 BCE Malay Sailors Reach East Coast of Africa 100 Southern India Begins Supplying Mediterranean With Large Amounts of Pepper Period: 100 to 500 Cotton Becomes More Popular 350 Indians Discover How to Crystalize Sugar 400 All Sea Route Becomes Popular 400 Malay Sailors Found From Easter Island To East Africa 400 Indians Lay Foundation For Modern Mathematics