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