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Timeline of Indian History

The document summarizes important time periods and events in Indian history from 9000 BC to the present day. It discusses the Mesolithic rock shelter paintings from 9000-7000 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization from 3300-1700 BC, the Early Harappan phase from 3300-2600 BC, the Vedic period from 1700-500 BC, the life of Buddha in 563 BC, the Maurya Empire established by Chandragupta Maurya in 321 BC, Emperor Ashoka's embrace of Buddhism in 265 BC, the Kushan Empire established in 68 AD, Marco Polo's visit to India in 1288 AD, the establishment of the Maratha Empire in 1674 AD, the

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Timeline of Indian History

The document summarizes important time periods and events in Indian history from 9000 BC to the present day. It discusses the Mesolithic rock shelter paintings from 9000-7000 BC, the Indus Valley Civilization from 3300-1700 BC, the Early Harappan phase from 3300-2600 BC, the Vedic period from 1700-500 BC, the life of Buddha in 563 BC, the Maurya Empire established by Chandragupta Maurya in 321 BC, Emperor Ashoka's embrace of Buddhism in 265 BC, the Kushan Empire established in 68 AD, Marco Polo's visit to India in 1288 AD, the establishment of the Maratha Empire in 1674 AD, the

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The Rock Shelters at Bhimbetka.

These 3300 BC to The Early Harappan


are situated at the foothills of the Indus Valley Civilization 3300 BC Phase, which lasted for
1700 BC about 700 years,
9000 BC to Vindhyan Mountains. There are five to 2600
7000 BC groups of rock shelters that are BC starting with the Ravi
adorned with paintings are date from Phase.
the Mesolithic Period.

Formation of the
600 Sixteen Maha 100 Vedic Period, when the sacred
1700 BC
BC Janapadas – The Great 0 Iron Age in India Vedic Sanskrit Texts in India
– 500 BC
Kingdoms BC were compiled.
The founder of
563 Buddhism –
BC Siddhartha Gautama
was born

The Kushan Empire


Chandra Gupta Emperor Ashoka embraced 68
265 is established by
Maurya Buddhism after the Battle AD
321 BC Kujula Kadphises
BC established the of Kalinga
Maurya Empire

1288 Marco Polo came to


AD India

Maratha Empire 1336 to


India gained 1674 Vijayanagar Empire
was 1565 AD
independence AD
1947 established
AD and witnessed
partition

Present day

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