Ancient India (Timeline of Indian History)
Ancient India (500 BCE - 550 AD)
Rise of Jainism and Buddhism
Jainism or Jain Dharma is the religious philosophy that originated in the Ancient India. The religion is based on the teachings of the Tirthankaras. The 24th Tirthankara, Lord Mahavira, is credited with propagating the religion in the various parts of the world. Buddhism is based on the teachings of Lord Buddha, who was born as Prince Siddhartha Gautama. After attaining Enlightenment, Lord Buddha set on a task of teaching others how to achieve nirvana. His teachings were later propagated throughout the world by Emperor Asoka. The other major events of the Ancient Indian period are:
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Date
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Event
Happened
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333 BC
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Darius III was defeated by Alexander the Great. The Macedonian Empire
was established
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326 BC
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Ambhi, King of Taxila surrendered to Alexander, Battle of the
Hydaspes River
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321 BC
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Chandra Gupta Maurya established the Maurya Empire
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273 BC
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Emperor Ashoka took over the Maurya Empire
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266 BC
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Ashoka conquered most of South Asia, Afghanistan and Iran
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265 BC
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The battle of Kalinga, after which Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism
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232 BC
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Ashoka died and was succeeded by Dasaratha
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230 BC
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Satavahana Empire was established
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200 to 100 BC
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Tholkappiyam standardized grammar and morphology of Tamil
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184 BC
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Collapse of Maurya Empire with the assassination of Emperor Brihadrata,
Establishment of the Sunga dynasty
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180 BC
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Establishment of the Indo-Greek kingdom
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80 BC
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Establishment of the Indo-Scythian kingdom
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10 BC
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Establishment of the Indo-Parthian kingdom
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68 AD
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Establishment of the Kushan Empire by Kujula Kadphises
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78 AD
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Gautamiputra Satkarni took over Satavahana Empire and defeated
Scythian king Vikramaditya
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240 AD
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Establishment of the Gupta Empire by Sri-Gupta
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320 AD
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Chandragupta I took over the Gupta Empire
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335 AD
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Samudragupta took over the Gupta Empire and started expanding it
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350 AD
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Establishment of the Pallava Empire
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380 AD
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Chandragupta II took over the Gupta Empire
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399 to 414 AD
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Chinese scholar Fa-Hien traveled to India
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