|
2500-1500
BCE
|
Indus River
Valley Civilization
|
|
1500
BCE
|
Aryans invade
and conquer India; Classical Indian culture develops
|
|
500
BCE
|
Time of Siddhartha
(founder of Buddhism) and Mahavira (founder of Jainism)
|
|
1000
CE
|
Turkish tribes
invade India and spread Islam
|
|
1500
|
Guru Nanak
founds Sikhism
|
|
1530-1858
|
Mughal Dynasty
reigns in India
|
|
1600-1858
|
British East
India Company
|
|
1858-1947
|
British Government
takes over the British East India Company and eliminates
Mughal rule
|
|
1947
|
Britain grants
independence to India and Pakistan
|
|
1948
|
Britain grants
independence to Sri Lanka
|
|
1949
|
Britain grants
independence to Bhutan
|
