This article revolves around the timeline of the
Ancient Indian history. Explore the time line of Ancient India.q
Ancient India Timeline
The ancient history of India is as old as the country
itself. The ancient civilizations that were cradled in the rich lands of
India laid a strong foundation for the present day cities. The
civilizations started off with a crude and unrefined form of governance
and lifestyle. With the arrival of big kingdoms, administration became
organized and many new developments took place. Different important
events slowly shaped up the country of India as we know it now. The rich
historical legacy of ancient India is covered here in the form of a
timeline. This Indian time line presents the ancient history in a
summarized version.
2000 BC to 1000 BC
In this time period, the following developments took place:
- The Harappa and Mohenjodaro Communities formed as well as
prospered between 2500 and 1550 BC.
- During this time, the Dravidian traditions were also established
in the South
1000 BC - 600 BC
This time period saw:
- The Aryans migrating to the Indian subcontinent
- The composition of the Vedas
- The composition of Indian epic Mahabharata
- The expansion as well as propagation of Hinduism
- The establishment of caste system
600 BC - 400 BC
The time of 600 to 400 BC recorded the following developments:
- The birth, enlightenment and popularity of Gautama Buddha (563 to
483 BC)
- The birth, enlightenment and popularity of Lord Mahavira (599 BC)
- Rule of Bimbisara of Magadha (542 to 490 BC)
- The rise of Jainism
400 BC - 0 BC
In this time period, history witnessed:
- Invasion of India by the Great Alexander (326 BC)
- Rule of Chandra Gupta Maurya (300 BC)
- Establishment of the Indian Empire
- Rule Emperor Ashoka (272 BC)
- Spread of Buddhism
- Rise of Mauryan Empire
0 BC - 1200 A.D
The final stage of Ancient India saw the following events:
- Construction of Khajuraho Temples
- Reign of Hoysala Dynasty
- Construction of Belur and Halebid temples
- Rule of the Gupta Empire (320 to 647 AD)
- Reign by the Pallavas of Kanchi (300 to 888 AD)
- Coming of Chinese Traveler, Fa-Hien to India (400 AD)
- Coming of Chinese Traveler, Hiuen-Tsiang to India (630 AD)
- Invasion of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghazni (1026 AD)
