South Asia (1st–5th c.)

India and its neighbours in the first five centuries AD: the Indo-Parthian and Kushan kings of the north-west and the Buddhist art of Gandhara, the sea trade of the Tamil coast with Rome, the Satavahanas of the Deccan and, from the 4th century, the Gupta empire.

5 events · 1 region · South Asia

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Events

• Reign of Gondophares, founder of the Indo-Parthian kingdombetween 19 and 20 – c. 46 · South Asia
• Gandharan art: the first images of the Buddhabetween 30 BC and AD 100 · South Asia
• Apostle Thomas in India (tradition)52 (?) · South Asia
• Kushans conquer Gandhara and Taxilabetween 50 and 70 · South Asia
• Heyday of Indo-Roman trade: Muziris and Arikameduc. 30 BC – c. 250 · South Asia

Key participants

Sources

1. Wikipedia (English): Middle kingdoms of India
2. Wikipedia (English): History of India
3. Wikipedia (English): Kushan Empire
4. Wikipedia (Russian): История Индии
5. Wikipedia (Russian): Кушанское царство
6. Бонгард-Левин Г. М., Ильин Г. Ф. Индия в древности. — М.: Наука, 1985.
7. Thapar R. Early India: From the Origins to AD 1300. — London: Allen Lane, 2002.

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