-
1800 BCE
Arrival of Aryan people from Central Asia
-
1700 BCE
Indus Valley civilisation has ended
-
563 BCE
Birth of Siddhartha Guatama founder of Buddhism
-
500 BCE
Invasion of Indus Valley by Persians
-
470 BCE
Birth of Aryabhata astronomer and mathematician
-
327 BCE
Invasion by Alexander the Great
-
321 BCE
Chandragupta Maurya founds the Mauryan Empire
-
320 BCE
Beginning of Gupta Empire, arts and sciences flourish
-
269 BCE
Ashoka
-
185 BCE
End of Mauryan Empire
