Indian timeline
| 2800 - 2000 BC |
Indus civilization |
city states, highly developed civilization |
| 2000 - 1500 BC |
decline of cities |
self-sufficient villages |
| 1500 - 500 BC |
Ganges (Veda) civilization |
city states, Aryan ruling class, caste system, highly developed civilization, arrival of iron age |
| 544 - 327 BC |
development of one empire |
establishment of cities |
| 327 - 325 BC |
invasion in the Punjab |
Alexander the Great |
| 321 - 238 BC |
Maurya dynasty |
India flourishes under Candra Gupta and Asoka |
| 238 BC - 78 AD |
disintegration into small states |
expansion of international trade |
| 78 - 101 |
northern India under one kingdom |
contact with Rome under Kanishka |
| 101 - 300 |
further disintegration |
military conflict |
| 300 - 500 |
India's "Golden Age" |
India flourishes under Candra Gupta II |
| 500 - 1206 |
disintegration into small feudal states |
712: First impact of Islam in Sind |
| 1206 - 1526 |
Sultanate of Delhi |
established Muslim feudal aristocracy |
| 1526 - 1858 |
Mughal empire |
The empire flourishes until 1650 under Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan |