| B.C. |
| c.
2500 | The
Harappan Culture. |
| c.
1500 | The
Migration of the 'Aryans' to India. |
| c.
800 | The
use of iron. The spread of Aryan culture. |
| c.
600 | The
rise of Magadha |
| c.
519 | Cyrus,
the Achaemenid emperor of Persia Conquers parts of north-western India. |
| 493 | Accession
of Ajatashatru, king of Magadha. |
| 486 | Death
of the Buddha. |
| c.
468 | Death
of Mahavira, the founder of Jainism. |
| 413 | Shishunaga
Dynasty. |
| 362
- 21 | Nanda
Dynasty. |
| 327
- 05 | Alexander
of Macedon in India. |
| 321 | Accession
of Chandragupta, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty. |
| c.
315 | Visit
of Megasthenes to India. |
| 268
- 31 | Reign
of Ashoka. |
| c.
250 | Third
Buddhist Council held at Pataliputra. |
| 185 | Decline
of the Mauryas. Accession of a Shunga king in Magadha. |
| 180
- 65 | Demetrius
II, Indo-Greek king of the north-west. |
| 155
- 30 | Menander,
Indo-Greek king of the north-west. |
| 128
- 10 | Rise
of Satavahana power under Satakarni. |
| c.
80 | Maues,
first Shaka king in western India. |
| c.
50 | Kharavela,
king of Kalinga. |
| A.D | |
| c.50
B.C. - A.D.100 | Roman
trade with south India. |
| c.
50 | Mission
of St. Thomas to India. |
| c.
78 | Accession
of Kanishka, Kushana king of the north-west. |
| 150 | Rudradaman,
the Shaka king ruling in western India. |
| 86
- 114 | Gautamiputra
ruling the Satavahana kingdom. |
| 114
- 21 | Vasishthiputra
ruling the Satavahana kingdom. |
| 319
- 20 | Accession
of Chandra Gupta I, and establishment of the Gupta dynasty. |
| 335 | Accession
of Samudra Gupta. |
| 375
- 415 | Chandra
Gupta II. |
| 405
- 11 | Visit
of Fa - Hsien. |
| 476 | Birth
of Aryabhata, the astronomer. |
| 505 | Birth
of Varahamihira, the astronomer. |
| c.
500 | Hun
control over north-western India. |
| 606
- 47 | Harsha-vardhana,
king of Kanauj. |
| 630
- 44 | Hsuan
Tsang in India. |
| 600
- 30 | Establishment
of Pallava power under Mahendra - varman I. |
| 608
- 42 | Establishment
of Chalukya power under Pulakeshin II |
| c.
620 | Defeat
of Harsha by Pulakeshin II. |
| 642 | Defeat
of Pulakeshin II by Narasimha-varman the Pallava king. |
