HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY
HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY
B.C.
5, 00000 -8,000: Paleolithic Age
8000-5000: Mesolithic Age
5000-1000: Neolithic Age
2500-1500: Indus Valley Civilization
1200-1000: Vedic Period; Rigveda was complied
1200-1000: Use of iron started in India
1000-500: Later Vedic Period; Age of the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Bhagwad Gita
623-543 Invasion of India by Alexander
600: Emergence of Mahajanpadas
563-483: Period of Buddha
563-483: Period of Mahavira
327: Alexander invaded India
326: Battle of Hydapass and Alexander defeated Porus
324: Chandragupta founded Maurya Empire
273-232: Reign of Ashoka,
261: War between Ashoka and Kalinga
187: With the murder of last Maurya King Brahdarth Maurya dynasty ended
185-73: Reign of Shungas
73-28: Reign of Kanvas
58: Beginning of Vikrami Era
A.D.
50-225: Kushan Dynasty
78 : Accession of Kanishka. Beginning of Saka Era.
275-450 : Gupta dynast
319-350: Reign of Chandra Gupta
350-375 : Reign of Samudra Gupta.
375-415 : Reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya).
415-455 : Reign of Kumargupta
455-467 Reign of Skandgupta
467-550 : Reign of Purugupt, Kumargupt II, Budhgupta, Narsinghgupt, Bhanugupt,
Kumargupt III and Vishnugupt
405-411 : Fa-Hien from China travels India.
454 : First Hun invasion on India
560-903 : Great Pallav of Kanchipuram
606-647 : Reign of Harshavardhana.
630-644 : Chinese Hiuen Tsang traveled India.
600-700 : Birth and Rise of Islam in the Middle East
622: Beginning of Hijari (Muslim) era
700 – 1200 : Rajputa Period
712 : Mohammed bin Qasim attacked on India
730 : Accession of Yasovarman of Kanyakubja
753-973 : Rashtrkuts of Deccan
820 : Death of Sankarachary
960-1200 : Chandellas of Bundelkhand
1000-1026 : Mahmud of Ghani invaded India 17 times
1191: Invasion of Muhammad of Ghauri
1191 : First battle of Tarain, Prithviraj defeated Mahmud of Gauri
1192 : Defeat and death of Prithviraj the last Rajput king of Delhi
1206-1290: Establishment of Muslim rule in North India
1206: Muhammad Ghauri died and Kutubuddin became the first Sultan of Delhi
1121: Changes Khan and Mongol invader invaded India
1230: Vijanagar Kingdom founded in the South India
1290-1316 : Reign of the Khilji dynasty in Delhi
1320-1414 : Reign of T…