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1900 BCE
Decline of Indus Civilization
Decline of Indus Civilization -
1800 BCE
Aryan groups into India
Movement of Aryan groups into India -
1500 BCE
Vedas
Oral composition of the Vedas -
Period: 1500 BCE to 500
Vedic period
The Vedic period (or Vedic age) was the period in Indian history during which the Vedas, the oldest scriptures of Hinduism, were composed. -
Period: 1500 BCE to 1100 BCE
Rig Veda written
The Rig Veda written, mentioning the god Rudra (Shiva) for the first time. -
900 BCE
Mahabharata
Oral composition of the Mahabharata -
700 BCE
Upanishads
Oral composition of the Upanishads -
700 BCE
Upanishads texts
Indian scholars codify and reinterpret Aryan beliefs to create the Upanishads texts forming the basis of Hinduism. -
600 BCE
Siddhartha Gautama
Birth of Siddhartha Gautama
Indus Valley region becomes part of Persian Empire -
500 BCE
Ramayana
Death of Vardhamana Mahavira, Death of the Buddha, Oral composition of the Ramayana -
400 BCE
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great attacks north-western India Mauryan Empire founded -
300 BCE
Sanskrit and Prakrit
Introduction of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages. Brahmi and Kharosthi scripts in use, Ashoka converts to Buddhism -
200 BCE
Mauryan Empire collapses
Mauryan Empire collapses. Stupa built at Mohenjo-daro site -
1 CE
Christianity
Introduction of Christianity into India -
100
Bhagavad Gita
Composition of the Bhagavad Gita -
300
Gupta rule over India
Beginning of Gupta rule over India. Buddhist scholars travel to China -
400
First Hindu temple
First Hindu temple built -
600
Buddhist texts into Chinese
Translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese -
700
Zoroastrianism
Introduction of Zoroastrianism into India
Development of Dravidian script -
1000
Islam
Introduction of Islam into India -
Period: 1400 to 1500
birth and death of nanak
1400A.D. Birth of Nanak
1500A.D. Death of Nanak