Iron Age and Late Vedic Expansion in the Ganges Plain
1000 BCE
Adoption of iron tools, expansion of Painted Grey Ware, and formation of the Kuru kingdom.
Sources and References
Fouilles archéologiques d'Hastinapura (B. B. Lal, Archaeological Survey of India)
Yajurveda & Shatapatha Brahmana
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Ancient India clusterIndus, Veda, Mahajanapadas, Maurya, Gupta: urbanism, philosophies and empires.
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Composition of the Rigveda and Early Vedic Era
1500 BCE
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Composition of Early Upanishads and Metaphysics of Karma and Brahman
800 BCE
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Emergence of the 16 Mahajanapadas (Great Kingdoms and Republics)
600 BCE
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Enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama and Founding of Buddhism
563 BCE
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Preaching of Mahavira and Codification of Absolute Non-Violence (*Ahimsa*)
540 BCE
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Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha
528 BCE
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Battle of Muye and Mandate of Heaven Doctrine (Zhou)
1046 BCE
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Trojan War Tradition and Late Bronze Age Collapse
1200 BCE
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First Recorded Ancient Olympic Games at Olympia
776 BCE