Study Guide · Chapter 22
Ancient India — Chronology at a Glance
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| Period/Date | Event |
|---|---|
| c. 7000 BCE | Mehrgarh — earliest farming settlement in South Asia |
| c. 2600–1900 BCE | Mature Harappan/Indus Valley Civilization |
| c. 1900 BCE | Decline of the Indus Valley Civilization begins |
| c. 1500–1000 BCE | Early (Rig) Vedic Period |
| c. 1000–600 BCE | Later Vedic Period |
| c. 599–527 BCE | Traditional lifespan of Mahavira |
| c. 563–483 BCE | Traditional lifespan of Gautama Buddha |
| 518 BCE | Darius I annexes the Indus region for the Persian Empire |
| 483 BCE | First Buddhist Council, Rajgriha |
| 383 BCE | Second Buddhist Council, Vaishali |
| 326 BCE | Alexander invades India; Battle of the Hydaspes |
| 321 BCE | Chandragupta Maurya founds the Mauryan Empire |
| 305 BCE | Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator |
| 268–232 BCE | Reign of Ashoka |
| 261 BCE | Kalinga War |
| 250 BCE | Third Buddhist Council, Pataliputra |
| 185 BCE | End of Mauryan Empire; Pushyamitra Shunga founds Shunga dynasty |
| 78 CE | Kanishka begins the Shaka Era |
| 319 CE | Chandragupta I founds the Gupta Era |
| 335–375 CE | Reign of Samudragupta |
| 375–415 CE | Reign of Chandragupta II ("Vikramaditya") |
| 405–411 CE | Fa-Hien's visit to Gupta India |
| c. 606–647 CE | Reign of Harshavardhana |
| 618–620 CE | Battle of the Narmada — Pulakeshin II defeats Harsha |
| 629–645 CE | Hiuen Tsang's travels in India |
| 985–1014 CE | Reign of Rajaraja I Chola |
| c. 1014–1044 CE | Reign of Rajendra I Chola |
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