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Time-line of South Asian History
Settlement of the
Gangetic Plains
Mauryan Empire
KushanaEmpire
Gupta Empire
Delhi Sultanat
e
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