Chronology of events : Ancient Indian History 2700 BC Harappa Civilisation 1000 BC Aryans expand into the Ganga valley 900 BC Mahabharata War 800 BC Aryans expand into Bengal; Beginning of the Epic Age: Mahabharata composed, first version of Ramayana 550 BC Composition of the Upanishads 544 BC Buddha's Nirvana 327 BC Alexander's Invasion 325 BC Alexander marches ahead 324 BC Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleacus Nicator 322 BC Rise of the Mauryas; Chandragupta establishes first Indian Empire 298 BC Bindusara Coronated 272 BC Ashoka begins reign ; 180 BC Fall of the Mauryas ; Rise of the Sungas 145 BC Chola king Erata conquers Ceylon 58 BC Epoch of the Krita-Malava-Vikram Era 30 BC Rise of the Satvahana Dynasty in the Deccan 40 AD Sakas in power in Indus Valley and Western India 50 AD The Kushans and Kanishkas 78 AD Saka Era begins 320 AD Chandragupta I establishes the Gupta dynasty 360 AD Samudragupta conquers the North and most of the Deccan 380 AD Chandragupta II comes to power; Golden Age of Gupta Literary Renaissance 405 AD Fa-hein begins his travels through the Gupta Empire 415 AB Accession of Kumara Gupta I/td> 467 AD Skanda Gupta assumes power 476 AD Birth of astronomer Aryabhatta 606 AD Accession of Harshavardhan Gupta 622 AD Era of the Hejira begins 711 AD Invasion of Sind by Muhammad Bin Qasim 892 AD Rise of the Eastern Chalukyas 985 AD The Chola Dynasty: Accession of Rajaraja, the Great 1001 AD Defeat of Jaipal by Sultan Mahumd
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