{"id":421,"date":"2025-11-28T22:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T17:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/?p=421"},"modified":"2025-11-29T22:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T17:28:07","slug":"%f0%9f%a7%a0indian-ancient-history-chronology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-ancient-india\/%f0%9f%a7%a0indian-ancient-history-chronology\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronology of events Ancient India \u2013 Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0INDIAN ANCIENT HISTORY \u2013 MASTER MIND MAP (BCE \u2192 CE)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Prehistory \u2192 Neolithic \u2192 Chalcolithic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Palaeolithic \u2192 Mesolithic \u2192 Neolithic \u2192 Chalcolithic<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6000 BCE \u2013 Baluchistan (Mehrgarh)<\/strong> :\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earliest Neolithic settlement<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Domestication of animals, wheat\u2013barley cultivation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pottery (later)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4000\u20133000 BCE \u2013 Indus Valley early settlements<\/strong><br>(Kot Diji, Amri, Kalibangan early phase)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mehrgarh \u2192 earliest evidence of dentistry<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chalcolithic Ahar\u2013Banas, Malwa culture<\/strong> (parallel to Early Harappan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Early Phase (3000\u20132500 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Small farming villages \u2192 fortified settlements (Kot Diji phase)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Evidence Link<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2700 BCE \u2013 Kish, Mesopotamia<\/strong> \u2192 Indus seals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mature Phase (2500\u20131750 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Great Cities:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mohenjo-daro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harappa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kalibangan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lothal (dockyard)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Town planning, drainage, granaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standardized weights \u2192 trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Script undeciphered<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bronze technology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extra addition:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dholavira<\/strong> (water conservation, signboard)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rakhigarhi<\/strong> (largest IVC site in India)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Late Phase (1750\u20131500 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Decline \u2192 environmental + economic factors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arrival of <strong>Indo-Aryans<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Vedic Age (1500\u2013600 BCE)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rig Vedic (1500\u20131000 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pastoral life \u2192 cattle wealth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aryans in Punjab &amp; Western Doab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No urbanization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sacrifices: yajna, soma<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No idol worship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sabha, Samiti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Iron Age begins \u2013 1000 BCE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Later Vedic Age (1000\u2013600 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agriculture expands \u2192 Eastern Gangetic plains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complex society \u2192 Varna \u2192 State formation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Painted Grey Ware (PGW)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Janapadas emerg<\/strong>ed\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earliest reference to <strong>Ganga<\/strong> appears<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of <strong>philosophical texts \u2192 Upanishads (700\u2013500 BCE)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Second Urbanization (600 BCE)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cities reappear after a gap since IVC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>16 Mahajanapadas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eastern Gangetic region (Kaushambi, Rajgir, Vaishali, Kashi)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Jainism &amp; Buddhism Rise<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>817 BCE \u2013 Parsvanatha<\/strong> (23rd Tirthankara)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>599\u2013527 BCE (corrected scholarly dates)<\/strong> \u2013 Mahavira<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>563\u2013483 BCE<\/strong> \u2013 Buddha\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>24th Tirthankara: <strong>Mahavira<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six schools of philosophy (Astika)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Magadha Expansion<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Haryanka (542\u2013413 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bimbisara \u2192 Ajatshatru<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rajgir \u2192 Pataliputra shift begins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SisuNaga (413\u2013364 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Nanda dynasty (364\u2013321 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mahapadma Nanda \u2192 \u201cDestroyer of Kshatriyas\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Persian Invasion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>518 BCE \u2013 Darius I<\/strong> (Gandhara &amp; Sindh)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Behistun_Inscription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Behistun inscription<\/a> \u2192 Indian tribute<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Greek Contact<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>327\u2013325 BCE \u2013 Alexander&#8217;s invasion<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>326 BCE \u2013 Battle of Hydaspes (Porus)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Mauryan Empire (321\u2013184 BCE)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Founding<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chandragupta Maurya<\/strong> defeats Nandas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>305\u2013303 BCE<\/strong> \u2013 War with Seleucus Nicator\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Megasthenes sent \u2192 <em>Indica<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bindusara<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Friendly with Hellenistic kings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ashoka (268\u2013232 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>260 BCE \u2013 Kalinga war<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>257 BCE \u2013 Converts to Buddhism<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>250 BCE \u2013 3rd Buddhist Council (Pataliputra)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dharma missions \u2192 Sri Lanka, SE Asia, Hellenistic world<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ashokan edicts \u2192 earliest deciphered Indian writing<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brahmi (left to right)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kharoshthi (right to left)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Later Mauryas (232\u2013184 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Post-Mauryan Age<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sungas (184\u201375 BCE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pushyamitra \u2192 revival of Brahmanism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patanjali (Mahabhashya) contemporary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last: Devabhuti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Indo-Greeks<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>182 BCE \u2013 Demetrius<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>166\u2013150 BCE \u2013 Menander (Milinda)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buddhist text: <em>Milindapanho<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sakas<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>141 BCE \u2013 Sakas conquer Bactria<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Azes I (58 BCE)<\/strong> \u2192 Vikram Samvat tradition link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parthians (Pahlavas)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>(AD 1st century entry)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kushan Empire (extra relevant addition)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kanishka (78 CE)<\/strong> \u2192 Saka Era<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4th Buddhist Council, Gandhara art, Mahayana Buddhism<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Satavahanas (c. 50 BCE onwards)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Important ruler: <strong>Gautamiputra Satakarni<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conflict with Sakas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pratishthana (capital)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kalinga<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>50 BCE \u2013 Kh\u0101ravela (Hathigumpha inscription)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Early CE Contacts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Buddhist emissaries from Bactria \u2192 Chinese emperor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sangam Age (300 BCE\u2013300 CE)<\/strong> in South India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cheras, Cholas, Pandyas<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Early Tamil literature \u2192 <em>Ettuthogai<\/em>, <em>Pattupattu<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong>INDIAN HISTORY (Common Era CE) \u2013 MASTER MIND MAP<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfe9 <strong>1. Early CE (Indo-Parthian \u2192 Early Kushan \u2192 Early Satavahana)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>20\u201346 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gondophares (Gondophemes)<\/strong> \u2192 Greatest Indo-Parthian king (Taxila)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>St. Thomas arrives in India<\/strong> (Christian tradition)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>45 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kujula Kadphises (Yuezhi)<\/strong> invades NW India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kushan Empire founded<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>46 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hippalus discovers Monsoon Winds<\/strong> \u2192 boosts Indo-Roman trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>64\u201366 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>64 CE \u2192 Chinese emperor Ming-ti sends agents to India<\/strong> for Buddhist texts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>66 CE \u2192 Buddhist monks Kashyapa Matanga &amp; Gobharana reach China<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>77 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pliny\u2019s <em>Natural History<\/em><\/strong> \u2192 Roman accounts of India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfe5 <strong>2. Kushan Age (The Great Age of Trade &amp; Buddhism)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>78 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kanishka starts Saka Era (78 CE)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>78\u2013110 CE (Reign of Kanishka)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Golden age of <strong>Kushans<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>4th Buddhist Council (Kundalvana \/ Kashmir)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2191 Gandhara Art, Mahayana Buddhism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>80\u2013128 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Satavahana resurgence<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gautamiputra Satakarni<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vasishtiputra Pulamayi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>130\u2013150 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rudradaman I<\/strong> (Western Kshatrapa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Junagarh inscription<\/strong> \u2192 earliest classical Sanskrit inscription<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>226 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sassanian dynasty in Persia<\/strong> begins (India\u2013Iran trade expands)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>250 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Satavahana disintegration<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfe6 <strong>3. Gupta Age \u2013 \u201cClassical Age of India\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>320 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gupta Era begins<\/strong> (Chandragupta I)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>320\u2013335 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chandragupta I<\/strong> (foundation, marriage alliance with Lichchhavis)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>335\u2013375 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Samudragupta<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cIndian Napoleon\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All-India campaigns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Allahabad Pillar Inscription<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CE 360 \u2192 <strong>Ceylonese embassy<\/strong> to his court<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>375\u2013413 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Western conquests<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peak of Sanskrit literature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Court: Kalidasa, Amarasimha, Vararuchi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>405\u2013411 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fa-hien<\/strong> travels in India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>413\u2013455 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kumaragupta I<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nalanda University founded<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>455\u2013467 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Skandagupta<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First <strong>Huna invasions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>467\u2013540 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gupta decline<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>500\u2013527 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Huna rule<\/strong> under <em>Toramana<\/em> &amp; <em>Mihirakula<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>527 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yasodharman defeats Mihirakula<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfea <strong>4. Early Medieval India \u2013 Chalukya, Pallava, Harsha Era<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chalukyas of Badami (543\u2013755 CE)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>543 CE<\/strong> \u2013 Rise of Early Chalukyas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pulakesin II (610\u2013642 CE)<\/strong> \u2013 greatest ruler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>547 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cosmas Indicopleustes<\/strong> writes about Indian trade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pallavas of Kanchi (560\u2013903 CE)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Architecture: Kailasanatha, Vaikunta Perumal, Mahabalipuram<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfe7 <strong>5. Harsha Age<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>606\u2013647 CE \u2013 Harshavardhana<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capital: Kannauj<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patron of Buddhism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Author of <em>Nagananda<\/em>, <em>Ratnavali<\/em>, <em>Priyadarshika<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Events:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>622 CE<\/strong> \u2192 Hijri Era starts (Arab world timeline)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>625 CE<\/strong> \u2192 Embassy of Pulakesin II to Persian king Khusrau II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>630 CE<\/strong> \u2192 Harsha vs Pulakesin II on Narmada (Harsha defeated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>630\u2013643 CE<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Hiuen Tsang\u2019s journey<\/strong> across India<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>635\u2013640 CE<\/strong> \u2192 Nalanda at its peak<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>643 CE<\/strong> \u2192 Harsha\u2019s <strong>Prayag Assembly (Mahadana)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>648 CE<\/strong> \u2192 Bhaskaravarman (Kamarupa) helps restore Harsha\u2019s successor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfe6 <strong>6. Eastern Chalukyas &amp; South Indian Political Arena<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>630\u20131070 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>634 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Aihole inscription<\/strong> of Pulakesin II \u2192 history of Chalukyas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>642 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Narasimhavarman I (Pallava)<\/strong> conquers Badami from Chalukyas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>700\u2013728 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimha)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Peak of Pallava architecture &amp; culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udfe5 <strong>7. India\u2013Central Asia\u2013Tibet Cultural Exchanges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>675\u2013685 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Yijing<\/strong> studies at Nalanda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>712 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Arab conquest of Sind<\/strong> (Muhammad bin Qasim)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>743\u2013789 CE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Santarakshita &amp; Padmasambhava<\/strong> take Buddhism to Tibet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Foundation of <strong>Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana \/ Lamaism<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udde0INDIAN ANCIENT HISTORY \u2013 MASTER MIND MAP (BCE \u2192 CE) 1. Prehistory \u2192 Neolithic \u2192 Chalcolithic 2. Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) Early Phase (3000\u20132500 BCE) Evidence Link Mature Phase (2500\u20131750 BCE) Late Phase (1750\u20131500 BCE) 3. Vedic Age (1500\u2013600 BCE) Rig Vedic (1500\u20131000 BCE) Iron Age begins \u2013 1000 BCE Later Vedic Age (1000\u2013600 BCE) &#8230; <a title=\"Chronology of events Ancient India \u2013 Timeline\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-ancient-india\/%f0%9f%a7%a0indian-ancient-history-chronology\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Chronology of events Ancient India \u2013 Timeline\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ancient-notes","category-history-of-ancient-india"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":443,"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}