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Earliest dates in this table are very approximate.

Chronology of events
Period	Northern India	Southern India	Eastern India	Other
BC 4500 4000 3000 2500 1750 1500 1000 563 542 413 540 364 327 321 184 182 141 45 AD 78 226 320 350 606 665 712 760 900 1001 1100	Indus Valley Civilization begins Harappa and Mohenjodaro established Decline of Indus Valley Civilization; Immigration of Aryans Early Vedic Period Later Vedic Period (ending 600 BC). Establishment of Mahajanapadas Hitherto accepted date of the birth of Buddha Haryanka dynasty ends 413 BC Hitherto accepted date of the birth of Mahavira Nanda Dynasty ends 321 BC Alexander's invasion in India Maurya Dynasty Sunga Dynasty ends 324 BC Indo-Greek empire founded Sakas conquer Bactria Kushans invade India Reign of Kanishka. Heyday of the Kushan Empire Indo-Sassanid period Gupta dynasty Harsha's reign Muhammad bin Qasim conquers Sindh, Pala Empire Raids of Mahmud of Ghazni		Neolithic sites show influence of Hoabinhian culture Mon Khmer speakers spread out of Southeast Asia Megalithic culture - some features survive as traditions of Khasi and Naga peoples Varman dynasty of Kamarupa Salasthamba dynasty, capital Hadapeshvar Pala Dynasty of Kamarupa, capital Durjaya, then (date?)moved to Kamarupanagara western Kamarupa conquered by King of Gaur breakup of Kamarupa and formation of medieval Assamese kingdoms