Chronologically Indian History-Ancient India (6000 BC - 789 AD)

INDIAN HISTORY ANCIENT INDIA (6000 BC – 789 AD)

BC

6000 – Neolithic Settlements in Baluchistan.

4000 – 3000 – Settlements in the Indus Valley

3000 – 1500 – broad period Indus Valley Civilization

3000 – 2500 – Early phase of IVC

2700 – Date of Inudus seals found at Kish, in Mesopotemia

2500 – 1750 – Mature phase of IVC.

                       Civilizaion of the great cities in Indus Valley (Harappa & Mohanjodaro), in Punjab (Kalibangan), and Gujrat ( Lothal)

1750 – 1500 – Decline of IVC/Immigration of Vedic Aryans.

1500 – 1000 – Early Rig-Vedic Period.

                        Settlement of the Aryans in the Punjab & the Western Ganga-Yamuna Doab

1000 --    Iron in India

              Settlement of the Aryans in the Central and Eastern Gangetic Plains

               Painted Grey Ware phase.

               Emergence of Janapadas (territorial kingdom)

817 – Traditional date of the birth of – Parsvanatha (23^rd Tirthankara)

600 – Beginning of the 2^nd Urbanisation in the India (Eastern Gangetic Valley)

           Rise if the 16 mahajanapadas.

563 – 483 – Hitherto accepted date of – Gautam Buddha

542 – 413 – Haryankas in Mahadha

540 – 468 – Hitherto accepted date of – Mhavira

518 – Gandhara & Sind satrapies of the Persian Empire

           Behistun inscription of Darius – I

413 – 364 – Shisunga in Magadha

364 – 321 – Nandas in Magadha

327 – 25 – Alexander’s invasion of India

326 – Battle of hydaspes (Jhelum) – Alexandar defeated Porus

321 – 184 – Mauryan Empire

305 – 303 -  Chandragupta Maurya’s war with Selucus Nikatar

272 – 268 – War of succession between Ashoka and his brothers.

268 – 232 – Ashoka’s reign

260 – Ashoka’s conquest of Kalinga

257 – Buddhist monk Upagupta converted Ashoka to Buddhism

           Buddhist missions in South Asia and the Hellinistic World

248 – Independence of Greeks in Bactria

232 – 184 – Later Maurtyas (Last king – Brihadrtha)

184 – 75 – Sungas in Magadha (Founder – Pushyamita; Last king – Devbhoomi)

182 – Foundation of Indo-Greek Empire by – Demetrius

166 – 150 – Menander – The most important of Indo-Greek kings

141 – Sakas conquered Bactria

94 – Maues – The Saka king of North-Western India

75 – 28 – Kanvas (Founder ruler – Vasudeva, Last ruler – Suserman)

58 – Beginning of ‘Vikrama samvat (era)’ by Vikramaditya of Ujjain

         Azes-I – 2^nd Saka Ruler in North-Western India

50 – Emergence of Satavahanas in the Deccan

         King Kharavela of Kalinga (Hathigumpha Inscription)

2 – Despatch of Buddhist missionaries from the Bactrian court to the court of Chinese Emperor

AD

20-46

Reign of Gondopharnes – Greatest Indo – Parthian king in Taxila

St. Thomas in India

45

Kujula Kadphises – united different clans of Yuechi tribe and founded Kushana empire Yuechis invaded North-Western India under Kujula Kadphises

46

Discovery of monsoon winds by – Hippalus, a Greek sailor

64

Chinese Emperor – Ming-Ti sent agent to India for Buddhist texts

66 – Arrival of Indian Buddhist monks – Kasyapa Mataga and Gobharana in China

77 – Pliny’s – Natural History

78-110

Reign of Kanishka – Heyday of Kushana Empire

Commencement of Saka era by Kanishaka (78 AD)

80-128 – Resurgence of Satavahanas under Gautamiputra Satakarni and VAsishtiputra Pluamayi

130-150 – Rudradaman-I (The Greatest Saka Satrap in Western India)

226 – Establishment of Sassanian dynasty in Persia

250 – Disintegration of the Satavahana kingdom

320-335 

Beginning of Gupta era

Reign of Chandragupta –I

335-375 – Reign of Samudragupta (also known as ‘Napoleon of India’ for his military conquests)

360- Ceylonese embassy to Samudragupta’s Court

375-413 – Reign of Chandragupta-II

Westward expansion of Guptas

Peak of Sanskrit Literature

405-411 – Fa-Hien in India

413-455 –

Reign of Kumargupta-I

 Foundation of Nalanda University

455-467 –

Reign of SkandaGupta

1^st attack of the Hunas

467-540 – Decline of the Gupta Dynasty

500-527 – Rule of Hunas under – Toramana &Mihirkula

527 – Mihirkula defeated by – Yasodharman 543-755 – Chalukyas of Badami (early Chalukys)

547 – ‘Indikopleaustes’ of Kosmas (Cosmas)

560-903 – Great Pllavas of Kanchipuram

606-647 – Harshavardhana’s reign

622- Commencement of ‘HIjra’ era

625- Embassy of Pulakeshin-II to Persian king – Khusaru-II

630 – Harsha’s clash with Pulakeshin-II on the bank of Narmada

630-643 – Hiuen Tsang in India

630-1070 – Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi

634 – Aihole inscription of – Pulakeshin-II

642 – Conquest o Badami by – Narashinghavarman-I of Kanchi

643- Harsha’s ‘Quinquennial’ assembly at Prayag

648 – Bhaskaravarman (King of Kamrupa) helped Wang Hiuen Tse (Chinse Ambassador) in restoring the successor of Harsha

On the throne of Kannauj

675-685 – Itsing at Nalada University

700-728 – Reign of Narasinghavarman-II of Kanchi (peak of prosperity and cultural activities)

712 – Arab Conquest of Sind

743-789 – Santarakshita & Padmasambhava (Buddhist monks) in Tibet.