Outline of ancient India

Geography of ancient India

Ancient Indian cities

Periodisation of Indian history

An elaborate periodisation may be as follows:

Indian pre-history including Indus Valley Civilisation (until c. 1750 BCE);

Iron Age including Vedic period (c. 1750-600 BCE);

"Second Urbanisation" (c. 600-200 BCE);

Classical period (c. 200 BCE-1200 CE);

Pre-Classical period (c. 200 BCE-320 CE);

"Golden Age" (Gupta Empire) (c. 320-650 CE);

Late-Classical period (c. 650-1200 CE);

Medieval period (c. 1200-1500 CE);

Early Modern (c. 1500-1850);

Modern period (British Raj and independence) (from c. 1850).

Indian pre-history

Neolithic Age India Mehrgarh culture (c. 7000 – 3300 BCE)

Bronze Age India

Indus valley civilization (c. 3300 – 1300 BCE)

Iron Age (c. 1200 – 272 BCE)

Iron Age India (c. 1200 – 272 BCE)

Vedic civilization (c. 2000 – 500 BCE)

Black and red ware culture (c. 1300 – 1000 BCE) (c. 1200 – 600 BCE)

Northern Black Polished Ware (c. 700 – 200 BCE)

Indian Iron Age kingdoms (c. 700 – 300 BCE)

Pandyan Kingdom (600 BCE - 1650 CE)

Second Urbanisation

Nanda Empire (425–321 BCE)

Maurya Empire (321–184 BCE)

Sangam Period (c. 300 BCE – 300 CE)

Pandyan Kingdom (c. 600 BCE – 1650 CE)

Chera Kingdom (c. 300 BCE – 1102 CE)

Chola Kingdom (c. 300 BCE – 1279 CE)

Pallava Kingdom (250 BCE – 800 CE)

Maha-Megha-Vahana Empire (250s BCE – 5th century CE)

Satavahana Empire (230 BCE – 220 CE)

Indo-Scythian Kingdom (200 BCE – 400 CE)

Kuninda Kingdom (3rd century BCE – 4th century CE)

Shunga Empire (185–73 BCE)

Indo-Greek Kingdom (180 BCE – 10 CE)

Kanva empire (75–26 BCE)

Kushan Empire (30–375 CE)

Classical Age

(Middle kingdoms of India)

Gurjara-Pratihara Empire

Vakataka Empire

Chola Empire

Pala Empire

Kadamba dynasty (345–1000 CE)

Banavasi

Halasi

Hangal

Middle Ages (c. 500 – 1500)

Badami Chalukyas (547–742)

Badami Chalukya architecture

Aihole

Badami

Pattadakal

Mahakuta

Rashtrakuta Empire (742–982)

Ellora

Kailash Temple

Eastern Chalukyas

Western Chalukyas (983–1185)

Western Chalukya architecture

Mahadeva Temple at Itagi

Lakkundi

Chaudayyadanapura

Annigeri

Chaulukya

Kalachuris of Kalyani

Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri

Hoysala Empire (1114–1342)

Belur

Halebidu

Somanathapura

Vijayanagara Empire (1342–1565)

Hampi

Art in ancient India

Music in ancient India

Carnatic music

Hindustani music

Language in ancient India

Vedic sanskrit

Proto-Dravidian

Scripts

Tamil Brahmi

Pallava Script

Gupta script

Religion in ancient India

History of Hinduism

Exotic tribes of ancient India

Historical Vedic religion

Vedas

Vedic mythology

Vedic priesthood

History of Buddhism

Science and technology in ancient India

Science and technology in ancient India

Indian mathematics

Indian astronomy

List of Indian inventions

Indian martial arts

Malla-yuddha

Kalaripayattu

Ancient Indian medicine

Siddha medicine

Ayurveda

Architecture

Dravidian architecture

Mughal architecture

Indian in Sanskrit epics

Museums with ancient Indian exhibits

India

Goa State Museum

Government Museum, Bangalore

Kutch Museum

National Museum, New Delhi

Patna Museum

United Kingdom

British Museum