Starting today, an unmissable series of threads covering key events in the history of India from 500 BCE till today with 1 line text per event and a hyper realistic generative AI image
Share widely and make good use of the December holidays. Today's thread 500 BCE to 1 BCE
Share widely and make good use of the December holidays. Today's thread 500 BCE to 1 BCE
600 BCE - The 16 Maha Janapadas. The key areas that will eventually form the crux of Bharat start forming
599 BCE - Mahavira the 24th Tirthankar of Jain faith is born around modern day Bihar
400 BCE Gautam Buddha is born in Lumbini modern day Nepal
326 BCE - Ambhi the king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander of Macedonia. Thus starting an era of Greco-Indic culture in the Indus valley region. This is the same campaign that we know for the war with king Puru (referred to as Porous in western world)
320 BCE - Maurya dynasty is started by Chandragupta Maurya assisted by Chanakya
305 BCE Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire. Thus Indics take back what Greeks had taken over.
273 BCE - Reign of Ashoka, son of Bimbisara & grandson of Chandragupta Maurya. Contrary to popular perception he was not 'great'. His father Bimbisara did most of the territorial expansion. And no he didn't adopt Buddhism post war. He was already that for a long time pre Kalinga.
230 BCE - Simuka declares independence from the Mauryan empire and starts Satvahana dynasty. Satvahanas will go on to become one of the biggest pillars of Indian history.
180 B.C.E - The Mauryan Empire collapses after its emperor Brihadrata is assassinated by his general Pushyamitra Shunga who then establishes the Shunga dynasty.
65 B.C.E - The Pandyan empire establishes regular trade and diplomatic relations with the Greek and Roman courts.
58 B.C.E - Beginning of Vikram Samvat calendar. A calendar that is used even today.
10 B.C.E - Establishment of the Indo-Parthian kingdom by Gondopharid dynasty around Gujrat Rajasthan region of today.
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