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mahajanapadas

By Lanibrayyy
  • 600 BCE

    1

    The Upanishads are composed in Sanskrit.
  • 543 BCE

    2

    Bimbisara of Bihar conquers the Magadha region in the northeast and moves the capital to Rajagriha.
  • 527 BCE

    3

    Prince Siddhartha Gautama is enlightened and becomes the Buddha.
  • 521 BCE

    4

    Darius of Persia expands the Persian empire beyond the Indus River (Punjab and Sind)
  • 500 BCE

    5

    The ascetic prince Mahavira founds Jainism in northern India.
  • 493 BCE

    6

    Bimbisara dies and is succeeded by Ajatashatru.
  • 461 BCE

    7

    Ajatashatru dies after expanding the Magadha territory.
  • 400 BCE

    8

    Panini's grammar (sutra) formalizes Sanskrit, an evolution of Vedic.
  • 327 BCE

    9

    Alexander of Macedonia invades the Indus valley.
  • 323 BCE

    10

    At the death of Alexander, Seleucus obtains India (Punjab).