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Saturday, June 19, 2021

Basic timeline of India

This post is a basic timeline of India. There are 32 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• First humans (73,000-55,000 years ago)
• Indus Valley Civilization (3,300-1,300 BC)
• Vedic period (1,500-500 BC)
• Jainism established (8th century BC)
• Hinduism established (500 BC)
• Nanda Empire (5th century BC - 322 BC)
• Maurya Empire (322-185 BC)
• Chola dynasty (4th century BC - 1279 AD)
• Gupta Empire (3rd century BC - 543 AD)
• Satavahana dynasty (2nd century BC - 3rd century BC)
• Shunga Empire (184-75 BC)
• Vakataka dynasty (250-500 BC)
• Pallava dynasty (275-897 AD)
• Kamarupa Kingdom (350-1140 AD)
• Kadambas Kingdom (450-540)
• Chalukya dynasty (543-753 AD)
• Pushyabhuti dynasty (6th century AD -7th century AD)
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty (730-1036 AD)
• Pala Empire (750 AD - 12th century AD)
• Rashtrakuta dynasty (753-982 AD)
• Gahadavala dynasty (1089-1197 AD)
• Chero dynasty (12th century-19th century)
• Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526)
• Vijayanagara Empire (1336-1646)
• Sikhism established (15th century)
• Mughal Empire (1526-1857)
• East India Company established (1600)
• Maratha Empire (1674-1818)
• Sikh Empire (1799-1849)
• Indian Rebellion (1857)
• British Raj rules India (1857)
• India regains independence (1947)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of India at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of India.)