Indian History Chronology: Ancient India to Modern India
Indian History Chronology: Ancient India to Modern India –
Indian History Chronology: Indian History is a topic of interest to many including foreigners because of the cultures and civilizations existed in this sub-continent. History of India can be studied under political, cultural, religious or economic heads.
Indian History Chronology
Chronologically, Indian History can be classified into three periods – Ancient India, Medieval India and Modern India.
Ancient India (Pre-historic to AD 700)There were activities of proto-humans (Homo erectus) in the Indian subcontinent 20 lakh years (2 million years) ago, and of Homo sapiens since 70,000 BC. But they were gathers/hunters. The first inhabitants of Indian subcontinent might have been tribals like Nagas (North-East), Santhals (East-India), Bhils (Central India), Gonds (Central India), Todas (South India) etc. Most of them are speakers of the Austric, pre-Dravidian languages, such as Munda and Gondvi. Dravidians and Aryans are believed to be immigrants who came later to the sub-continent. Ancient India can be studied under other heads like Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic and Chalcolithic period – based on the type of stone/ metal tools people used. Paleolithic Period (2 million BC – 10,000 BC)
Mesolithic Period (10,000 BC – 8,000 BC)
Neolithic Period (8000 BC – 4,000 BC)
Chalcolithic Period (4000 BC – 1,500 BC)
Iron Age (BC 1500 – BC 200)
Mauryan Empire (321-185 BC)Important rulers of Mauryan Empire: Chandra Gupta Maurya, Bindusara, Asoka Post-Mauryan Kingdoms (Middle Kingdoms):
Gupta Kingdom (300AD – 800AD): Classical PeriodImportant ruler of Gupta Period: Samudra Gupta (Indian Napoleon) Post Guptas or Contemporary Guptas
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Medieval India (AD 700 – AD 1857)
* Kingdoms of South India During Medieval India – Bhamini and Vijayanagara Delhi Sultanate (1206 AD – 1526 AD)The following dynasties flourished one after the other during the Delhi Sultanate period.
Mughals (AD 1526 – AD 1857)
Mughals from Babar (1526) to Aurangazeb (1707) were more powerful and hence known as Great Mughals. Mughals who ruled from 1707 to 1857 were known as Later Mughals.
Modern India (AD 1857 +)
History Schools
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