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c.400 BC

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Gautama ‘Buddha’ founds Buddhism

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333 BC

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Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great. Alexander had established the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire.

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326 BC

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Ambhi, king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River.

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321 BC

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Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar)

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305 BC

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Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire.

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304 BC

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Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers to marry his daughter to Chandragupta to seal their friendship.

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273 BC

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Ashoka the Great, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, ascends as emperor of the Mauryan Empire.

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266 BC

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Ashoka conquers and unifies most of South Asia, along with Afghanistan and eastern Iran.

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265 BC

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Kalinga War takes place. After conquering Kalinga, Ashoka regrets the killings in the war, leading him to adopt Buddhism, which then became the quasi-official state religion of the Mauryan Empire.

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260s

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Ashoka begins displaying religious tolerance, grants animal rights, builds hospitals for people and animals, treats his subjects as equals regardless of caste or creed, and promotes non-violence and republicanism. Ashoka inscribes the Edicts of Ashoka, written down using Brahmi script.

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232 BC

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Ashoka dies and is succeeded by Kunala.

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230 BC

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Simuka declares independence from Mauryan rule and establishes the Satavahana Empire.

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200 BC

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Kuninda Kingdom established.

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200-100 BC

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Tholkappiyam describes the grammar and morphology of Tamil; it is the oldest existing Tamil grammar (dates vary between 200 BCE and 100 CE).

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184 BC

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The Mauryan Empire, which shrunk considerably, collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established 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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65 BC

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The Pandyan king sends ambassadors to the Greek and Roman lands.

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57 BC

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Beginning of Vikram Era

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10 AD

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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 becomes Satavahana emperor and starts Shalivahana era calendar after defeating Scythian king Vikramaditya.

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35 AD

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Western Satraps formed.

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240 AD

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Sri-Gupta starts the Gupta Empire in Magadha, with its capital in Patliputra

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320 AD

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Chandragupta I ascends to the Gupta throne.

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335 AD

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Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire.

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380 AD

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Chandragupta II, Samudragupta’s son becomes the Gupta Emperor.

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450 AD

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Invasions by the Huna.