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600 BCE
1
The Upanishads are composed in Sanskrit. -
543 BCE
2
Bimbisara of Bihar conquers the Magadha region in the northeast and moves the capital to Rajagriha. -
527 BCE
3
Prince Siddhartha Gautama is enlightened and becomes the Buddha. -
521 BCE
4
Darius of Persia expands the Persian empire beyond the Indus River (Punjab and Sind) -
500 BCE
5
The ascetic prince Mahavira founds Jainism in northern India. -
493 BCE
6
Bimbisara dies and is succeeded by Ajatashatru. -
461 BCE
7
Ajatashatru dies after expanding the Magadha territory. -
400 BCE
8
Panini's grammar (sutra) formalizes Sanskrit, an evolution of Vedic. -
327 BCE
9
Alexander of Macedonia invades the Indus valley. -
323 BCE
10
At the death of Alexander, Seleucus obtains India (Punjab).