Ancient India
Chronology of History
1. Pre-history (No written records)
2. Protohistory (Have written records but not deciphered)- e.g. IVC (Pictographic Script)
3. History (Have written records na decipher)
1. Pre-history
a). Stone Age:-
- Palaeolithic (5 Lakh BCE to 10,000 BCE)
- Mesolithic (10,000 BCE to 6,000 BCE)
- Neolithic (6,000 BCE to 3,000 BCE)
b). Indus Valley Civilisation (2,600 BCE to 1,800 BCE)
c). Chalcolithic Culture (1,800 BCE to 1,500 BCE)
d). Advent of Aryans in India (1,500 BCE)
- Vedic Period
* Early Vedic Period (1,500 BCE to 1,000 BCE)
* Later Vedic Period (1,000 BCE to 600 BCE)
e). 600 BCE
* Rise of religious movement in India
- Buddhism
- Jainism
- Ajivika
* Rise of 16 Mahajanpad
f). History of Magadh
- Haryanka Dynasty (Came to Power in 554 BCE)
- Shishunaag Dynasty (Came to Power in 412 BCE)
- Nanda Dynasty (Came to Power in 344 BCE)
- Maurya Dynasty (Came to Power in 321 BCE until 185 BCE)
g). Post Maurya Age
- Indigenous Dynasty
* Sunga Dynasty (Came to Power in 185 BCE)- Pushyamitra Sunga Killed last Maurya Ruler Brihadrath
* Kanva Dynasty (Came to Power in 75 BCE)
* Satvahana (Came to Power in 1st Century AD)
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- Outsiders/Foreigners
* Indo Greek (Came to Power in 165 BCE)
* Sakas (Came to Power in 90 BCE)
* Parthians (Came to Power in 25 CE)
* Kushanas (Came to Power in 65 CE)
North of INDIA
- Gupta Age (319 AD to 550 AD)
- Pushyabhuti Dynasty (Came to Power in 600 CE)- Harshvardhana
- Taken over by three different Dynasties as follows:-
* Pal Dynasty (Came to Power in 750 CE)
* Pratihar Gurjar (Came to Power in 750 CE)
* Rashtrakut (Came to Power in 757 CE)
South of INDIA (Sangam Age)
- The Early CHOLA (Disappeared by 600 CE)
- The CHERA
- The PANDYAS
All the above three dynasties emerged during 1st Century CE.
Later the Early CHOLA were taken over by:-
- Chalukya (Came to Power in 550 CE)
- Pallavas (Came to Power in 600 CE)
- Main line CHOLA until 900 CE
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