What Happened When?

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  • Period: 1500 BCE to 500 BCE

    Vedic Age (Hinduism)

    The Vedic Age, the age when much of what we know of early Indian Culture was composed, mainly, the Vedas.
  • 800 BCE

    Major Upanishads written (Hinduism)

    Most of the major known Upanishads are thought to have been written c. 800 BCE
  • 550 BCE

    Taoism founded (Taoism)

    Tao-Te Ching written by Lao Tzu
  • Period: 500 BCE to 400 BCE

    Life of Siddhartha Gautama (Buddhism)

    Siddhartha Gautama lived at some point in the 5th century BCE, where he taught his philosophies, providing the basis of Buddhism.
  • 486 BCE

    First Buddhist Council (Buddhism)

    First Buddhist Council happened circa 486 BCE. It was then decided what was actual Buddhism and what was nonsense.
  • Period: 476 BCE to 221 BCE

    Warring States Period (Legalism)

    Legalism developed due to the Chinese people seeing the horrors of war and facing no social stability during this period.
  • 350 BCE

    Chuang-Tzu (Taoism)

    Circa 350 BCE, Taoism was developed further by Chuang-Tzu
  • 350 BCE

    Immortality Taoism (Taoism)

    Immortality Taoism was founded circa 350 BCE and the Taiping Jing was created.
  • 300 BCE

    Composition of Ramayana (Hinduism)

    The Ramayana, an epic poem famous in Indian Hindu culture, was composed circa 300 BCE
  • Period: 280 BCE to 233 BCE

    Life of Han Feizi (Legalism)

    Han Feizi was the person who created Legalism as it is known today.
  • Period: 269 BCE to 231 BCE

    Reign of King Ashoka (Buddhism)

    King Ashoka was a patron of Buddhist ideals, spreading Buddhist teachings throughout the area, including to Sri Lanka.
  • Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE

    Reign of Shi Huangdi (Legalism)

    Qin Emperor Shi Huangdi adopts Legalism as primary philosophy of China, banning all others in an effort to control the populace.