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15. MASTER CHRONOLOGY TABLE (QUICK OVERVIEW)
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15. MASTER CHRONOLOGY TABLE (QUICK OVERVIEW)
| Period | Approx. Dates | Key Development |
|---|---|---|
| Paleolithic Age | 500,000 – 10,000 BCE | Hunting-gathering, crude stone tools |
| Mesolithic Age | 10,000 – 6,000 BCE | Microliths, early domestication |
| Neolithic Age | 6,000 – 1,000 BCE | Agriculture, settled life, pottery |
| Chalcolithic Age | 3,000 – 1,000 BCE | Copper + stone tools |
| Indus Valley Civilization | 3300 – 1300 BCE (mature: 2600–1900 BCE) | Urban civilization, Bronze Age |
| Early Vedic Period | 1500 – 1000 BCE | Rigveda, pastoral tribal society |
| Later Vedic Period | 1000 – 600 BCE | Iron use, rigid varna, Upanishads |
| Mahajanapadas | 600 – 400 BCE | 16 kingdoms, rise of Magadha |
| Buddha and Mahavira | c. 563–483 BCE (Buddha); c. 540–468 BCE (Mahavira) | Rise of Jainism and Buddhism |
| Persian invasion | c. 516 BCE (Darius I) | NW India as 20th satrapy |
| Alexander's invasion | 326 BCE | Battle of Hydaspes; reaches Beas |
| Nanda Dynasty | 344 – 322 BCE | Mahapadma Nanda, Dhana Nanda |
| Mauryan Empire | 321 – 185 BCE | Chandragupta, Ashoka; first pan-India empire |
| Shunga Dynasty | 185 – 73 BCE | Pushyamitra Shunga |
| Kanva Dynasty | 73 – 28 BCE | Vasudeva Kanva |
| Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Parthians | c. 2nd century BCE – 1st century CE | Menander, Rudradaman I |
| Kushan Empire | 1st – 3rd century CE | Kanishka; Saka Era (78 CE) |
| Satavahana Dynasty | 230 BCE – 220 CE | Gautamiputra Satakarni; Deccan power |
| Sangam Age | 300 BCE – 300 CE | Chera, Chola, Pandya; Tamil literature |
| Gupta Empire | 319 – 550 CE | "Golden Age"; Chandragupta II, Aryabhata, Kalidasa |
| Vakataka Dynasty | 250 – 500 CE | Deccan, Ajanta patronage, Gupta marriage alliance |
| Pushyabhuti/Harsha | 606 – 647 CE | Harshavardhana; last major North Indian unifier |
| Chalukyas of Badami | 543 – 753 CE | Pulakeshin II; Badami, Aihole, Pattadakal |
| Pallavas | 275 – 897 CE | Kanchipuram; Mahabalipuram monuments |
| Rashtrakutas | 753 – 982 CE | Manyakheta; Kailasa Temple, Ellora |
| Gurjara-Pratiharas | 8th – 11th century CE | Kannauj; Mihira Bhoja |
| Palas | 750 – 1161 CE | Bengal/Bihar; Vikramashila, Buddhism |
| Medieval Chola revival | From 848 CE (Vijayalaya) | Thanjavur; sets up later Imperial Cholas (post-985 CE) |
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