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[[File:StandingBuddha.jpg|thumb|200px|Standing [[Buddha]], ancient region of [[Gandhara]], northern [[Pakistan]], 1st century CE, [[Musée Guimet]].]]
'''Ancient India''' had a long-lived [[civilization]] and [[culture]]. It covered several countries including modern-day [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Bangladesh]].

The [[Indus Valley Civilization]] flourished from about 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE. It marked the beginning of the urban civilization on the subcontinent. It was centred on the [[Indus River]] and its [[Tributary|tributaries]]. The civilization is famous for its cities that were built of brick, had a road-side drainage system and multi-storied houses.

During the [[Maurya Empire]], founded in 321 BCE, most of the Indian subcontinent was united under a single government for the first time. [[Ashoka the Great]] who in the beginning sought to expand his kingdom, then followed a policy of [[ahimsa]] (non-violence) after converting to [[Buddhism]]. The [[Edicts of Ashoka]] are the oldest preserved historical documents of India, and under Ashoka Buddhist ideals spread across the whole of [[East Asia]] and South-East Asia.

Gupta, an important ruler during the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta period]], was known as a wise and noble person.

== Main events ==
=== Chronology ===
[[File:Mauryan Empire Map.gif|thumb|120px|Map showing the largest extent of the Mauryan Empire in dark blue.]]

* 1500 BC – 600 BC: Composition of the [[Vedas]] and the [[Brahmana]]
* 700 BC – 300 BC: Composition of the [[Upanishad]]s
* 527 or 526 BC: Death of [[Mahavira]], the historical founder of [[Jainism]]
* Late 6th century: [[Darius I of Persia|Darius]] (King of summoners rift), the [[Persian people|Persian]] king, conquers parts of Ancient [[Pakistan]]
* 486 BC: Death of [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]]; [[China|Chinese]] tradition records 483 BC
* 400 BC: [[Panini]] composes first [[Sanskrit]] grammar
* 4th century BC – 4th century BC: Composition of the [[Ramayana]] and the [[Mahabharata]]
* 327 BC – 25 BC: [[Alexander the Great]] invades Indus valley region (now Pakistan).
* 321 BC – 181 BC: [[Chandragupta Maurya]] founded [[Maurya Empire]]
* 300 BC: [[Megasthenes]] ([[Ancient Greek|Greek]]) visits the Maurya king
* 300 BC: Composition of the [[Arthashastra]], though some scholars date the work to 100 AD
* 268 BC – 233: BC Reign of [[Ashoka|Ashoka the Great]]
* 185 BC – 75 BC: [[Sunga Dynasty|Sunga dynasty]] reigns over central Republic of India
* 2nd century BC – 3rd century BC: [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]] influences in India at its peak
* 1st Century BC – 1st century AD: [[Saka|Shakas]], [[Parthia]]ns and [[Kushan Empire|Kushana]] invade Indus valley region
* 1st Century BC – 2nd Century AD: [[Satavahana]] rule
* 58 BC – 57 BC: [[Vikramāditya|Vikrama]] [[Samvat]] era begins
* Chera, Chola & Pandiya Kingdoms in South
* 78 AD: Beginning of the [[Samvat (calendar eras)|Shaka]] era
* 1st – 3rd century: Reign of the [[Kushan|Kushan dynasty]]; first depiction of [[Jaina]] [[tirthankar]]a and muti-armed Hindu deities
* 4th-5th century: [[Vaktaka]] rule over central India and the [[Deccan]]
* 4th - 6th century: [[Gupta Empire|Gupta period]] in most part and central modern present Republic of India (never included the Pakistan regions), however this was the [[Golden Age of India]] era of the Gangetic valley
* 500 AD: [[Ajanta]] completed
* 5th – 7th century: Spread of [[Vaishnavism]], especially [[Krishna|Krishan cult]]; emergence of worship of local deities; emergence of [[Tantrism]]
* 5th – 6th century: Invasion of [[Huns]] in ancient Pakistan regions
* 6th - 17th century: Rule of the [[Rajput]]s in different regions of West India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrajputs.com/history/|title=History of Rajputs in India|first=Abhinay|last=Rathore|website=Rajput Provinces of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Rajput|title=Rajput - Indian history|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref>
* 6th century: [[Kalachuri|Kalachuri dynasty]] rules the western coast of modern India
* 6th - 8th century: [[Pallava|Pallava dynasty]] in [[South India|southern India]]; rock-cut architecture begins in the south; temple building flourishes at [[Mamallapurama]] and [[Kanchipuram]]
* 6th-10th century: [[Tamil literature|Tamil]] devotional poetry
* 7th – 8th century: Decline of Buddhism in ancient Pakistan and the northern Republic of India; revival of [[Hinduism]]
* 7th – 10th century: [[Rashtrakuta|Rashtrakuta dynasty]] rules over northern part of the [[Deccan]]
* Early 8th century: Arab merchants settle on the coast of Sindh (now a part of Pakistan) and the Indian state of Gujarat
* 8th – 12th century: [[Pala Dynasty|Pala dynasty]] rules in [[Bihar]], [[Bengal]] and large part of [[East India|eastern India]]
* 10th - 17th century: Rule of the Rajputs in different regions of West India.
* 788 – 820 AD: Life of [[Adi Shankara]]charya
* 1018 AD : First Muslim ruler - Mahmud Ghazni raids India.
* 1947 - The Dominion of India becomes independent
* 1950 - The modern [[Republic]] of India is established

==References==
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[[Category:History of India]]
[[Category:Ancient history]]
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Ancient India - Revision history

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