250 BCE: the India-Greek kingdom of Bactria is foundedĢ32 BCE: Asoka dies shortly after, the decline of the Mauryan empire sets inĬ. The detail of the Alexander Mosaic showing Alexander the Great.Ģ90 BCE: Chandragupta’s successor, Bindusara, extends the Mauryan conquests into central IndiaĢ69 BCE: Ashoka becomes the Mauryan emperorĢ51 BCE: a mission led by Mahinda, Asoka’s son, introduces Buddhism to the island of Sri LankaĬ. 500 BCE: two new religions, Buddhism and Jainism, are foundedģ27 BCE: Alexander the Great conquers the Indus Valley this leads to king Chandragupta Maurya of Maghada conquering the Indus Valley from Alexander the Great’s successor (304 BCE) 800 BCE: The use of iron and alphabetic writing begin to spread to northern India from the Middle EastĬ. Timeline of the history of ancient India:Ĭ.2800 BCE: the Indus Valley civilization begins to emergeĬ.1700 BCE: the Indus Valley civilization vanishesĬ.1500 BCE: Aryan tribes begin to infiltrate into northern India from central AsiaĬ. History map of the Indus Valley civilization
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