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India History Timeline: Early India |
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Upto 3000 BC | Pre-Harappan | Rock Paintings Cave Life & Cave Art |
![]() The Aryabhatiya Of Aryabhata: An Ancient Indian Work On Mathematics And Astronomy |
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2999 BC - 2000 BC | Indus Valley
Civilization (harappan) B.C.2600 to B.C.1900 Indus cities such as Harappans, Mohenjo Daro and Dholavira used the same size bricks and standardized weights |
Yoga was being practiced in India (3000 BC) | Various sculptures, seals, pottery, gold jewelry and anatomically detailed figurines in terracotta, bronze and steatite have been found at the excavation sites. | They were among the first to develop a system of uniform weights and measures. | Egypt: Old, Middle & New Kingdoms - Pyramids Rise of Babylon |
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1999 BC - 1000 BC | Decline of Harappan Civilization B.C.1600- B.C.1200 | Dravidian traditions are established in south |
The Vedas are composed in sanskrit and transmitted orally. | The Hero-stone Memorials |
![]() Haunting The Buddha: Indian Popular Religions And The Formation Of Buddhism |
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999 BC - 1 BC | Maha Janapadas (700
BC - 300 BC) Magadha Empire (684 BC – 26 BC) Satavahana Empire Ancient Tamil Kingdoms Chandra Gupta Maurya (300 B.C.) and establishment of the Indian Empire Emperor Ashoka (272 B.C) and spread of Buddhism
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The Great Alexander invades India (326 B.C.)
Kalinga War (265 B.C.) |
Ancient India is the birth place of chess (621), ludo, snakes and ladders and playing cards. | Mahabharat is composed Valmiki's Ramayan Kalidas writing in Ujjain Laws of Manu written Kamasutra of Vatsyayana (150 B.C) Ajanta Cave Frescoes Sangam literature (Tamil) created between the years 200 BCE and 200 CE. |
Buddhist canon of scripture was completed in Patna (250 BC) | The first compendium on medicine and surgery
was complied in ancient India. (800 B.C) Modern Numbers and Zero invented by Aryabhata (150) Panini standardizes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi Musical Notation and surgical Instruments invented |
Trojan War Death of Alexander (323) |
Gautama
Buddha (563 -483 B.C.)
Mahaveera (599 B.C.) Ashoka dies (232 B.C.) |
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