Timeline of Indian history

This is a timeline of n history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see. See also the, and.


 * :, legendary , dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * : dies, ending the . He is succeeded by, who founds the.
 * :, legendary , dies in battle against invaders after a reign of 21 years.  tradition considers him the last  to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last King whose life account is part of . He is succeeded by his son.
 * : capture the  from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
 * :, , dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * : overthrows the last  King  and becomes first king of the  (—) founded by his father.
 * : On the death of, , he is succeeded by two co-regents, and.
 * : succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China.
 * :, King of Israel, is born.
 * :, king of , dies.
 * : becomes the first king of the, according to the.
 * : Destruction of VIIb2.
 * : succeeds King Cheng as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China.
 * :, , dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * in the highlands.
 * invented.
 * : succeeds.
 * : arrive in.

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