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Important Events in India

By AIDANCHEN
  • Beginning Of Buhddism
    4000 BCE

    Beginning Of Buhddism

    Bhuddisim was founded in the 4th or 5th BC and was inspired by Siddhartha Gautama
  • Period: 4000 BCE to 100 BCE

    Ancient India

  • Beginning of Indus valley
    3000 BCE

    Beginning of Indus valley

    This was the beginning of the Indus valley around when religious communities start to appear
  • Indus valley peak
    2500 BCE

    Indus valley peak

    At this point in time, the Indus valley population had reached over 1 million and rivalled that of Mesopotaimia
  • Fall of Indus valley
    1900 BCE

    Fall of Indus valley

    During 1900 BC the trade between the Indus Valley civilisation and Mesopotamia stopped
  • Beginning of the Vedas
    800 BCE

    Beginning of the Vedas

    During this time the Vedas (sacred handwriting of Hinduism) had started
  • Invasion on the Indus valley
    500 BCE

    Invasion on the Indus valley

    The Persians attack the now weak Indus valley and claim it as their own
  • First meeting with Alexander the Great
    326 BCE

    First meeting with Alexander the Great

    Alexander the great first crossed the Indus river into India
  • First King of India
    322 BCE

    First King of India

    Chandragupta Maurya was the first Indian king and came into rule in 322 BC
  • Trade between India and Rome
    50

    Trade between India and Rome

    Trade flourishes between the Indian societies between Romans as they eagerly trade silks, spices and other goods
  • First religious site
    50

    First religious site

    The first religious building in India built in Sanchi India