Chronology

2800–2000 B.C.E. Height of Harappan civilization
ca. 1500–500 B.C.E. Vedic Age; flourishing of Aryan civilization; Rig Veda
ca. 1000 B.C.E. Introduction of iron
750–500 B.C.E. Upanishads
ca. 513 B.C.E. Persians conquer the Indus Valley and Kashmir
ca. 500 B.C.E. Founding of Buddhism and Jainism
ca. 400 B.C.E.–200C.E. Gradual evolution of the Brahmanic religion into Hinduism
326 B.C.E. Alexander the Great enters Indus Valley
ca. 322–185 B.C.E. Mauryan Empire
ca. 300 B.C.E. Jain religion splits into two sects
ca. 269–232 B.C.E. Reign of Ashoka
ca. 150 B.C.E.–250 C.E. Classical period of Tamil culture
ca. 100 C.E. More inclusive Mahayana form of Buddhism emerges
ca. 200 C.E. Code of Manu
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