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Time-line of South Asian History

Settlement of the Gangetic Plains

Mauryan Empire

KushanaEmpire

GuptaEmpire

Delhi Sultanate

Hindu Dynasties

Mughal

Empire

B u d d h i s m( J a i n i s m )

V e d i c R e l i g i o n

I s l a m

T e m p l e H i n d u i s m S i k h i s m

Ancient Medieval

Sources for the Writing of the History of South Asia

• archaeology and material remains

• inscriptions

• coins

• palm leaf and paper documents

Archaeology

Archaeologysteatite seals of the Indus Valley

Inscriptions on pillars

Temple Inscriptions

Copper Plate Inscriptions

Other types of Inscriptions

Coins

Palm leaf Manuscripts

Paper Documents

South Asia

c. 100 BC - c. 200 AD

Vedic Religion

Buddhist Stūpa

Worship at a Stūpa

Early Temple

Later Hindu Temples