|
2700
BC
|
Harappa
Civilisation
|
|
1000
BC
|
Aryans
expand into the Ganga valley
|
|
900
BC
|
Mahabharata
War
|
|
800
BC
|
Aryans
expand into Bengal; Beginning of the Epic Age: Mahabharata
composed, first version of Ramayana
|
|
550
BC
|
Composition
of the Upanishads
|
|
544
BC
|
Buddha's
Nirvana
|
|
327
BC
|
Alexander's
Invasion
|
|
325
BC
|
Alexander
marches ahead
|
|
324
BC
|
Chandragupta
Maurya defeats Seleacus Nicator
|
|
322
BC
|
Rise
of the Mauryas; Chandragupta establishes first Indian Empire
|
|
298
BC
|
Bindusara
Coronated
|
|
272
BC
|
Ashoka
begins reign ; Exclusive Interview with Ashoka
|
|
180
BC
|
Fall
of the Mauryas ; Rise of the Sungas
|
|
145
BC
|
Chola
king conquers Ceylon
|
|
58
BC
|
Epoch
of the Krita-Malava-Vikram Era
|
|
30
BC
|
Rise
of the Satvahana Dynasty in the Deccan
|
|
40
AD
|
Sakas
in power in Indus Valley and Western India
|
|
50
AD
|
The
Kushans and Kanishkas
|
|
78
AD
|
Saka
Era begins
|
|
320
AD
|
Chandragupta
I establishes the Gupta dynasty
|
|
360
AD
|
Samudragupta
conquers the North and most of the Deccan
|
|
380
AD
|
Chandragupta
II comes to power; Golden Age of Gupta Literary Renaissance
|
|
405
AD
|
Fa-hein
begins his travels through the Gupta Empire
|
|
415
AD
|
Accession
of Kumara Gupta I
|
|
467
AD
|
Skanda
Gupta assumes power
|
|
476
AD
|
Birth
of astronomer Aryabhatta
|
|
606
AD
|
Accession
of Harshavardhan Gupta
|
|
622
AD
|
Era
of the Hejira begins
|
|
711
AD
|
Invasion
of Sind by Muhammad Bin Qasim
|
|
892
AD
|
Rise
of the Eastern Chalukyas
|
|
985
AD
|
The
Chola Dynasty: Accession of Rajaraja, the Great
|
|
1001
AD
|
Defeat
of Jaipal by Sultan Mahumd
|