indian history timeline

2500 - 1750 BC

Harappan Civilisation

1750 - 1500 BC

Advent of aryans in India

1500 - 900 BC

Vedic Period

642 - 410 BC

Saisunga Dynasty of Magadha

563 - 483 BC

Gautam Buddha attains enlightenment at Bodh Gaya

544 - 494 BC

Accession of Bimbisara

540 - 467 BC

Birth of Vardhaman Vetter aka Mahavira at Kudagrama, Vaishali5

518 - 517 BC

Darius, autocrat of persia - persian conquest of the indus valley

494 BC

Accession of Ajashastru, son of Bimbisara

362 BC

Nanda Dynasty

327 BC

Alexander invades india

June 323 BC

Alexander dies at babylon

322 - 298 BC

Reign of Chandragupta Maurya, founder of maurya dynasty

298 - 273 BC

Reign of Bindusara, son of Chandragupta

273 - 232 BC

Reign of Ashoka

261 BC

Kalinga war

185 BC

Last mauryan king Bridhadratha assassinated by his general pushyamitra sunga and etablishes Sunga dynasty

175 BC

Bactrain greeks invade india

73 - 28 BC

Last sunga king Devabhuti assassinated, rule of Kanva or Kanvayana Dynasty

58 BC

Vikram Samvat introduced by king Vikramaditya of ujjain

50 BC - 225 AD

Satavahana or Andhras Dynasty

80 AD

Sakas occupy deccan to be ousted in 126 AD by gautamiputra satkarni

120

Accession of Kanishka, the great kushana king

320 - 330

reign of chandragupta 1

330 - 380

Reign of Samudragupta

380 - 404

Reign of Chandragupta 2

404 - 411

Chinese Pilgrim Fahian travels in India

415 - 455

Reign of Kumargupta 1

455 - 467

Reign of Skandgupta

455

First Hun War

467 - 540

Later Guptas and end of the Gupta Dynasty

476

Aryabhatta born

606 - 647

Harsha of Kannauj
Hiuen-Tsang visits India
Harsha defeated by Pulekesin