Tuesday, December 16, 2014

HISTORY

Timeline of Indian History TILL 320 AD
2800 BC  -  Indus Valley Civilization begins in the northwestern region of India

 2600 BC-    Mohenjo-daro and Harappa phase of the Indus Valley  Civilization
                       begins in Punjab and Sindh. Other cities like Lothal, Mehrgarh also
                       emerged during this period.

1600 BC      India is invaded by the Aryans from the west

1400 BC      The Vedas, the Hindu scripture, was written

600 BC       The Upanishads written

599 BC         Mahavira, 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born

563 BC         Gautam Buddha, founder of Buddhism is born in Lumbini

• 527 BC         Nirvana of Mahavira

492 BC         Bimbisara dies and is succeeded by Ajatashatru in Magadha  
                        Empire

483 BC         Death of Gautama Buddha in Kushinagar

326 BC         Alexander the Great moved into India, King Porus who ruled parts                                                                                 
                        of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes  
                        River.
321 BC         Chandragupta Maurya established Mauryan dynasty defeating     
                       Dhana Nanda

305 BC        Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid  
                       Empire.

300 BC        Chola dynasty establishes his kingdom over southern India with  
                       capital in Thanjavur

269 BC        Ashoka the Great, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, becomes
                       the emperor of India

261 BC         Kalinga War takes place between Magadha Empire and the
                       kingdom of Kalinga.
• 232 BC        Death of King Ashoka

185 BC         The Mauryan Empire, collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was
                       assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who the established
                       the Sunga dynasty

50 AD         Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises, first 
                       Buddhist stupa is constructed at Sanchi

300 AD       The Pallava dynasty is established in Kanchi

320 AD        The Gupta dynasty founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta, reunited    

                        northern India initiating

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