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