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South Asia Team Angie
Civilizations Civilizing
Indus Valley civilization
3000 BCE - 1500 BCE
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Harappa becomes one of the main cities of the Indus civilization
2500 BC
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Indus River Civilization
2300 BCE - 1750 BCE
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Development of urban grain-growing civilization on the Indus River; destroyed by climate and invasion. http://www.ancient.eu/uploads/images/preview-322.jpg?v=1431036363
Mauryan Empire
324 BCE - 200 BCE
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Domination of North India by Chandragupta, extended further south by Ashoka, his grandson. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Maurya_Dynasty_in_265_BCE.jpg
Gupta Empire
320 CE - 500 CE
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Gupta dominates North India. http://www.p12.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/ghgonline/turnpoint/images/content/tp18/p4.gif
Gupta Empire
320 CE - 500 CE
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Guptas dominate North India.
Rajput Dynasties (North India); Regional Dynasties (South India)
650 CE - 1335 CE
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War clans start appearing in Rajasthan. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H1y-YmTo2EE/UdW2M8P_BtI/AAAAAAAAADc/DEArSByLD_g/s400/chola-dynasty-map.gif
Vijayanagar Empire
1336 - 1646
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Rise of Hindu kingdom in South India
Mughal Empire
1526 - 1858
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Mughal empire unifies North and parts of South India under its rule. http://s.hswstatic.com/gif/willow/history-of-india2.gif
British India
1800 - 1947
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Political dominance of British introduces Western culture, language, methods of government, technology into urban administrative centers. http://southasiamonitor.org/samfolder/cms/sites/default/files/article/Six_decades_after_they_left.jpg
Queen Victoria proclaims herself emperoress of India
1877
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Interesting Developments
The elephant is tamed in the Indus civilization
2000 BC
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The Indian physician Susruta pioneers plastic surgery of the nose
550 BC
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Delhi Sultanate
1192 - 1526
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Turko-Afghan chieftains establish sultanate at Delhi; dominate North India. https://sites.google.com/a/tges.org/vibhuti-maru/_/rsrc/1298000387025/study-materials/delhi-su/DelhiSultanateMap.jpg
Portuguese traders in India
1498
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European traders in India
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Establishment of trading outposts in India:
Dutch (1609); English (1612); French (1674)
This party is ReligiON
Brahmanism
900 BCE
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Early Hinduism - belief in reincarnation, dharma, karma, and division of society into four classes (varnas). http://ambedkarcaravan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7-1024x576.jpg
Buddhism and Jainism
500 BCE
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Vardhamana, an Indian prince, leaves home to live as a beggar - at the start of the Jain religion
470 BC
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Siddartha Gautama, a prince in Nepal, leaves home to become a wandering ascetic
430 BC
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Buddha introduces a vigorous tradition of monasticism, in the order of Buddhist monks known as Sangha
420 BC
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Development/Diffusion of Sanskritic Culture
250 BCE
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Major Hindu traditional texts take shape, gods Shiva and Vishnu are major figures, and Sanskritic culture spreads to South India. https://encrypted-tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR4CuFuvztg8kiyV3HrevN5LHPEWMItogr-CndbB_kwAUg5K4uj
Muslim Council Founded
1905
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Founded to protect Muslim rights in political situations.
http://adaderana.lk/news_images/176843322mcsl3.jpg
Sweeeet Migrations
Aryan Migration
1750 BCE - 1000 BCE
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Migration of nomadic herding tribes into northwest India from Iranian plateau.
Indo-European tribes, known collectively as Aryans, enter India from the northwest
1500 BC
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Invasions (but they're not alien invasions don't worry)
Invasion of Alexander the Great
326 BCE
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Invasions of North India
200 BCE
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Invasions by Central Asian tribes. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/AlexanderConquestsInIndia.jpg
Invasion of Huns
455 CE - 528 CE
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Huns and other central asian tribes destroyed the Gupta Empire. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/asia/huns/map.GIF
Arabs take Sind
711
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Pallava dynasty dominates south. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Sindh_700ad.jpg
Raids of Mahmud of Ghazni
997 - 1027
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British Invasion of Afghanistan
1838 - 1842
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British forces invade and install King Shah Shujah.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Britattack.jpg/300px-Britattack.jpg
Soviet Army Invasion of Afghanistan & Installation of Communist Government
1979
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This. Means. War.
Battle of Plassey
1757
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Victory over Nawab of Bengal gives East India company control of Bengal. http://www.britishbattles.com/war-in-india/plassey/the-battle-plassey-l.jpg
Vietnam War
1945 - 1975
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Vietnamese Civil War
1960 - 1975
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In 1975, South Vietnam relinquished control to communist North Vietnam.
War breaks out between Pakistan and India
1965
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I AM AN INDEPENDANT COUNTRY YOU CANT CONTROL ME
Pakistan separates from India
1947
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Bangladesh separates from Pakistan
1971
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Last Soviet troops leave Afghanistan
1989
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Although the last Soviet troops leave, civil war follows as mujahideen fighters try to overthrow ruler.
Assissination Nation
King Shah Shujah of Afghanistan's Assassination
1842
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British and Indian troops retreat from Afghanistan after Shah Shujah's assassination.
Gandhi assassinated
1948
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I Write Tradegies
Bengal Famine
1943
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Caused the death of over 3 million people. Modern South Asia Timeline
Asian Financial Crisis
1997
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