Timeline of India

Chronology

59 events spanning the history of India. BCE/CE dating.

1. 2500 BCE – 1600 BCE

   Indus Valley culture.

   Indus Valley culture.

2. 1500 BCE – 500

   Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age.

   Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age.

3. 1000 BCE

   Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples.

   Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples.

4. 326 BCE – 184 BCE

   Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism.

   Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism.

5. 180 BCE – 150 BCE

   Shaka dynasties in Indus Valley.

   Shaka dynasties in Indus Valley.

6. 320 – 550

   Gupta Empire; classical age in North India.

   Gupta Empire; classical age in North India.

7. 606 – 647

   North Indian empire of Harsha.

   North Indian empire of Harsha.

8. 711

   Arab invaders conquer Sindh, establish Islamic presence in India.

   Arab invaders conquer Sindh, establish Islamic presence in India.

9. 997 – 1027

   Mahmud of Ghazni raids Indian subcontinent from Afghanistan.

   Mahmud of Ghazni raids Indian subcontinent from Afghanistan.

10. 1150 – 1202

    Sena Dynasty.

    The Sena Dynasty was a Hindu dynasty that ruled Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries. At its peak the empire covered much of the north-eastern region in the Indian Subcontinent.