Ancient
Empires ca.
2500-1600 B.C. Indus
Valley culture. ca.
1500-500 B.C. Migrations
of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca.
1000 B.C. Settlement
of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca.
563-ca. 483 B.C. Life
of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of
Buddhism. ca.
326-184 B.C. Mauryan
Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of
Buddhism. ca.
180 B.C.-A.D. 150 Shaka
dynasties in Indus Valley. ca.
A.D. 320-550 Gupta
Empire; classical age in North India. 606-47 North
Indian empire of Harsha. 711 Arab
invaders conquer Sindh, establish Islamic presence
in India. 750-1150 Pala
Dynasty. 1150-1202 Sena
Dynasty. Growth
of Islam 997-1027 Mahmud
of Ghazni raids Indian subcontinent from
Afghanistan. 1202 Turkish
conquerors defeat Sena Dynasty and overrun
Bengal. 1206-1398 Delhi
Sultanate. 1398 Timur
sacks Delhi. 1414-50 Sayyid
Dynasty; renewal of Delhi Sultanate. 1451-1526 Lodi
Dynasty. The
Mughal Period 1526 Babur
lays foundation of Mughal Empire; wins First Battle
of Panipat. 1556-1605 Akbar
expands and reforms the empire; Mughals win Second
Battle of Panipat. 1605-27 Reign
of Jahangir; in 1612 East India Company opens first
trading post (factory). 1628-58 Reign
of Shah Jahan. 1658-1707 Reign
of Aurangzeb, last great Mughal ruler. 1707-1858 Lesser
emperors; decline of the Mughal Empire. Bibliography
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