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Buddhism
Buddhism originated in India and was introduced between 600 B.C. to 400 B.C. Some of the cultural contributions were stupas and pillars and Ajanta Caves. Siddhartha Guatama establsihed Buddhism along with the Mauryan King Asoka. Less than 1% of Modern India is Buddhist -
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Hinduism
Hiduism originated in India in 1500 B.C. Some of the cultural contributions were temples wtih towers, astronomy, epic poems and prose, and mathematics. Some important historical figures were the religious toleration by Kushan and Gupta rulers and Rajputs resisting the rule of Mahmud of Ghazna. 80% of the population of modern India are Hindu -
Dec 16, 700
Islam
Islam spread to India by the Abbasid dynasty. Mahmud of Ghazna expanded the rule of Islam into southeast India. It contributed architecture, mathematics, and medicine to the culture. More than 12% of modern Indians are islamic. -
Dec 16, 1030
Mahmud's empire
Mahmud died in 1030 but not before extending his rule along the Indus Valley and as far South as the Indian Ocean -
Dec 16, 1030
Rajputs
The Rajputs fought against Mahmuds men but they were no match for them -
Dec 16, 1200
Muslim Power
By 1200, Muslim power had reached over the entire plain of Northern India, creating a new Muslim state known as the sultanate of Delhi. -
Dec 16, 1380
Timur Lenk
Timur Lenk was the ruler of a Mongol state after he seized power in 1369, he took over large parts of India throughout the 1380's before he ultimately died in 1405 midway thorugh a military campaign. -
Mahmud of Ghazna
Mahmud of Ghazna succeeded his father who had died and began to attack neighboring Hindu Kingdoms to the Southeast.
