Ancient India Timeline 7000 B.C.E. to 550 C.E.
Chronology of Ancient Indian History 6000 B.C.E. to 500 C.E.
B.C.E.
7000 to 3300: Mehargarh Civilization
6000 to 2500: Indus Valley Civilization
1500 to 1000 : Aryan invasion, Early Vedic Aryan Civilization, Conflicts between Aryans and indigenous people
1000 to 500: Late Vedic Civilization, Composition of Upanishidic Literature, Conflicts between Shramans and Vedic Brahmins
1000 : Iron Age in India
877 to 777 : Life of Parshwanath, the leader of Shramans
642 : Foundation of Shishunag Dynasty
600: 16 Semi Democratic Republic Kingdoms emerge in Eastern Parts of Northern India
599 : Birth of Vardhaman Mahaveer
587-535 : Period of Shrenik Bimbisar, First Magadhan Emperor
563 : Birth of Gautam Buddha
527: Nirvan of Vardhaman Mahaveer
500 : End of Vedic Civilization
483 : Nirvan of Gautam Buddha
424 to 317 : Nand Dynasty at Magadh Empire
326 : Alexander attacks Western India
321 : Chandragupt Maurya rebels against Dhananand, the Magadhan Emperor
317 : End of Nand Dynasty, Foundation of Mauryan Dynasty by Chandragupt Maurya
317-298 : Reign of Chandragupt Maurya
305 : Chandragupt Maurya defeats Selucos Necoter, the General of Alexander the Great
303 : Megasthenes appointed as a Greek Ambassador in Magadh
298 : Chandragupt Maurya becomes a Jain monk and migrates to South India
298 to 274 : Reign of Bindusar, son of Chadragupt Maurya and Emperor of Magadh
274 to 232 : Reign of Emperor Ashok, son of Bindusar
262 to 261 : Emperor Ashok invades Kaling, War of Kaling
232 : Emperor Ashok dies
232 to 190 : Emperor Samprati, Grandson of Ashok rules from Ujjayini (Western and Southern Mauryan)
200: Foundation of Satvahan dynasty at Paithan
190 to 152 : Reign of Kaling Emperor Kharvel
184 : Pushyamitra Shung assassinates Magadhan Emperor Brihadrath
184 to 74 : Revival of Vedic civilization in Magadh, Manusmriti written
166: Coronation of Emperor Kharvel at Kaling
164 : Kharvel defeats Satvahan king Satkarni
158 : Kharvel defeats Pushyamitra Shung, Also defeats Greek invaders
85 : Scythians enter India
66 : Scythians enter Malwa region of India
61 to 57 : Scythians rule from Ujjayini
57 : Vikramaditya defeats Scythians, Beginning of Vikram Era
C.E./ Common Era/A.D.
10 : Foundation of Indo-Parthian Kingdom
68: Foundation of Kushan Empire
78 : Gautamiputra Satvahan becomes Satavahan Emperor, beginning of Shalivahan era calelnder
240 : Foundation of Gupt Dynsaty, Rules from Pataliputra, Magadh
320 : Chandragupt I becomes Gupt Emperor
335 : Samudragupt becomes Gupt Emperor
380 : Chandragupt II becomes Gupt Emperor
450 : Huns invade India
- Chronology of Ancient Indian Dynasties (I)
This is a chronology of important dynasties of ancient India. In part one, I have given timeline of dynasties from Gangatic plain and Northern India. The timeline covers 700 BC to 1200 AD period. - Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and Jainism
Emperor Chadragupt Maurya was founder of Mauryan Dynasty. He came from a peacock tamer family, defeated mighty Magadhan Emperor Dhananand, ruled over a large part of South Asia and became a naked Jain ascetic in latter part of his life - Emperor Ashok and Jainism
We all know that Mauryan Emperor Ashok got converted to Buddhism after the war of Kaling. But did you know that he was a Jain before becoming a Buddhist? A brief history. - Vardhaman Mahaveer and His Life
Vardhaman Mahaveer, also known as Teerthankar Mahaveer or Lord Mahaveer, was a socio-religious reformer. He lived in 6th Century B.C. He was contemporary of Buddha. - The Religion of Mauryan Emperors
Magadh or Bihar was a great land of activities for Jainism and Buddhism. Jainism and Buddhism were two dominant religions of ancient India. Both the religions were related to ancient Shramanic tradition, distinct from Vedic tradition. The Great Gauta
