
A Timeline of Ancient History
Indus River Valley
We apologize for the lack of information of the Indus River Valley.
1000 BC- The Indus River Valley is conquered.
519 BC-The Persian Achaemenid Empire conquered Sindh
540 BC- Mahavira the founder of Jainism is born.
537 BC- Cyrus the Persian campaigns west of the Indus River.
517 BC- Darius conquers the Indus River people.
480 BC- Buddhism is formed.
400 BC- Panini's Sutra, the earliest Sanskrit grammer, is written.
326 BC- Sindh is controlled by Alexander the Great for several decades.
313 BC- Ashoka becomes ruler and popularizes Buddhism during his reign.
305 BC- The Maurya conquer Sindh with help from Chandragupta.
251 BC- The Aryan Hindus occupy Celyon.
250 BC- Emperor Ashoka wages war against the kingdom of Kalinga.
248 BC- Ashoka makes Edicts to announce Buddhism in his empire.
184 BC- The Maurya dynasty ends when the last ruler is assassinated by an ambitious army commander.