Indian and Persian Timeline

By CrazyMathGuy
  • 232

    Ashoko rule ends

    Ashoka dies and his rule ends. The Mauryan empire only lasts about 50 years after his death.
    Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashoka
  • 273

    Ashoka takes power

    Ashoka, Chandragupta's grandson, takes power over the Mauryan Kingdom in 270 B.C.
  • 323

    Mauryan Empire starts

    Chandrgupta Maurya, a comander in the army, comes to power in India. His empire was called the Mauryan Empire.
  • 331

    Persian Empire ends

    Alexander the Great conqueres the Persian empire in 331 BC.
  • Period: 331 to 550

    Persian Empire at its peak

    This is when the Persian Empire is its strongest. It was started by Cyrus. Alexander thr Great eventually conquered th ePersian Empire in 331 BC.
    Source:http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/persians.html
  • 522

    Cambyses II dies

    Cambyses II dies, another great ruler of Persia. He first became king right after Cyrus died.
    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambyses_II
  • 550

    Persian Empire begins

    A king of Persia, Cyrus unites all kingdoms in the Median Kingdom and also conquers Babylon. This makes the Persian Empire huge.
    Source:http://www.funtrivia.com/en/History/Persian-Empire-3958.html
  • Jan 1, 600

    Aryan civilization at its best

    By this time, Sanskrit was in a written language. There were 16 states there and the Aryan culture had spread all the way to the Ganges river.
  • Jan 1, 722

    Dayyauku founds the Median Empire

    Dayyauku founds the Median Empire, which eventually became the Persian Empire.
    Source: http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/persians.html
  • Dec 1, 1500

    Aryans arrive in Indus River Valley

    The Aryans came from the Hindu Kush Mountains from the north and invaded the Indus River Valley. They spoke Sanskrit and had a written language. They followed a book called the Vedas.
  • Period: to

    Harappan civilization

    This is the time that the Harappan civilization existed.

  • Harrapan civilization ends

    The Harrapan civilization vanishes, scientists don't know why. A theory is that a natural disaster occured.

  • The Mauryan empire ends

    The Mauryan empire ends and conflicts between regions start.

  • Cyrus dies

    Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, dies.
    Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/937797/posts

  • Chandragupta Maurya dies

    Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan Empire, dies.
    Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/When_did_chandragupta_maurya_die

  • Darius I dies

    Darius I dies. He was the third king after Cyrus and Cambyses II. He ruled Persia from when Cambyses II dies.
    Source: http://www.livius.org/da-dd/darius/darius_i_9.html
  • Period: to 323

    Mauryan Empire

    This is the time the Mauryan empire lasted.

  • Civilization begins in Indus River Valley

    This is when civilization began here, even though people had been here since 3500 BC

  • First people settled in Indus River Valley

    Even though the first people settled here, civilization hadn't begun yet.