Preceden

South Asia Team Burke

Events

Bronze Age

2600 B.C. - 1900 B.C.

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Indians Build Cities in Indus Valley

2500 B.C.

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Indus River Civilization

2300 BCE - 1750 BCE

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-making of urban grain-growing civilization on Indus River
-two main cities: Harappa and Mohenjo-daro
-undecipherable proto-Dravidian script
-destroyed by climate, invasion of non-Indus peoples

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Aryan Migration

1750 BCE - 1000 BCE

-Migration into northwest India of nomadic herding tribes from Iranian plateau;
-Indo-European language;
-Oral religious traditions preserved in Vedas, oldest of which, the Rig Veda, predates migration

"History of South Asia: A Chronological Outline | Asia for Educators | Columbia University." History of South Asia: A Chronological Outline | Asia for Educators | Columbia University. Columbia University. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.

Hinduism Develops

1500 bc - 1400 bc

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Iron Age

1300 B.C.

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"South and Southeast Asia South and Southeast Asia." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.

Buddism Spreads

500 B.C.

Ahmad, Iftikahr, Herbert Brodsky, Marylee Crofts, and Elisabeth Ellis. World Cultures: A Global Mosaic. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.
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Maurayan Empire

323 B.C. - 185 B.C.

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Maurya Dynasty Emerges in India

321 B.C.

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Kushan Empire

200 B.C. - 200 A.D.

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Satavahana and Ikshvaku Dynasties

200 B.C. - 300 A.D.

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Vakataka Dynasty

250 A.D. - 485 A.D.

"South and Southeast Asia South and Southeast Asia." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.

Gupta empire controls most of the north

321 - 500

"South and Southeast Asia South and Southeast Asia." Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Web. 29 Oct. 2015.

Early Chalukya Dynasty

475 - 800

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Independent Kashmiri kingdoms

500 - 1300

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Kalachuri Dynasty

520 - 600

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Harsha Dynasty

600 - 700

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Pala dynasty

700 - 1200

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Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty

730 - 1027

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Rashtrakuta dynasty

750 - 973

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Solanki Dynasty

900 - 1250

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Chandella dynasty

950 - 1250

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Muslim Rulers Govern Much of Northern India

1200 - 1500

Ahmad, Iftikahr, Herbert Brodsky, Marylee Crofts, and Elisabeth Ellis. World Cultures: A Global Mosaic. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.

Sultan Firuz Tughlak expands Delhi

1351 - 1388

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Mongols reach India

1398

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Hindu and Islamic Art and Architecture Blend

1526 - 1700

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British Set up Easy India Company

1600

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Shah Jahan builds Taj Mahai

1630 - 1660

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East India company reaps enormous profits

1700 - 1800

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Mughal Empire declines

1700 - 1800

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British forces invade Afghanistan

1838 - 1842

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Seppy Rebellion Breaks Out

1857

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British Modernize Transportation and Communications In India

1858 - 1947

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Rabindranath Tagore wins Nobel Prize for literature

1913

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Independence from British Influence

1919

Emir Amanullah Khan declares independence from the British Influence
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India Gains Independence

1947

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Afghanistan turns to the Soviet Union for assistance

1953

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Farm Production Increases

1980

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Taliban recognised as legitimate rulers by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

1997

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US launches missile strikes at suspected bases of militant Osama bin Laden

1998

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India's population reaches 1 billion

1999

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Ahmad Shah Masood, leader of the main opposition to the Taliban - the Northern Alliance - is assassinated.

2001

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Taliban Ousted From Power In Afghanistan

2001

Ahmad, Iftikahr, Herbert Brodsky, Marylee Crofts, and Elisabeth Ellis. World Cultures: A Global Mosaic. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2004. Print.

Powerful earthquake kills more than 80 people in northeast of country.

2015

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