Emergence of the 16 Mahajanapadas (Great Kingdoms and Republics)
600 BCE
Second Urbanization of India and rise of 16 major territorial states across Northern India.
Sources and References
Anguttara Nikaya (Canon Pali) & Bhagavati Sutra (Canon Jain)
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Ancient India clusterIndus, Veda, Mahajanapadas, Maurya, Gupta: urbanism, philosophies and empires.
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Composition of Early Upanishads and Metaphysics of Karma and Brahman
800 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 the Hydaspes between Alexander the Great and King Porus
326 BCE
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Founding of the Mauryan Empire by Chandragupta and Chanakya
322 BCE
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Constitutional and Social Reforms of Solon at Athens
594 BCE
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Destruction of Solomon's Temple and Babylonian Exile
586 BCE
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Promulgation of Athens' First Written Law Code by Draco
621 BCE