🏛 Monuments & heritage

c. 7,000 BCE Mehrgarh Archaeological site Neolithic farming village in Balochistan. c. 3,300 BCE Harappa Archaeological site Type site of the civilization, on the Ravi. c. 3,300 BCE Rakhigarhi Archaeological site One of the largest Harappan sites. c. 3,300 BCE Kalibangan Archaeological site Ploughed field and fire altars. c. 3,000 BCE Burzahom Archaeological site Neolithic pit dwellings. c. 3,000 BCE Dholavira UNESCO Archaeological site Water reservoirs and signboard; UNESCO site. c. 3,000 BCE Ahar Archaeological site Type site of the Ahar-Banas culture. c. 2,600 BCE Mohenjo-daro Archaeological site Great Bath and planned grid. c. 2,600 BCE Ganweriwala Archaeological site Large site in Cholistan. c. 2,400 BCE Lothal Port Dockyard and bead factory. c. 1,600 BCE Inamgaon Archaeological site Large Jorwe settlement. c. 1,000 BCE Taxila Capital / fort Centre of learning in Gandhara. c. 490 BCE Pataliputra Capital / fort Capital of Magadha, the Mauryas and the Guptas. c. 300 BCE Mahasthangarh Capital / fort Ancient Pundranagara. c. 260 BCE Dhauli Rock Edicts Inscription / edict Kalinga edicts of Ashoka. c. 257 BCE Girnar Rock Edicts Inscription / edict Edicts of Ashoka, later Rudradaman's inscription. c. 257 BCE Kalsi Rock Edict Inscription / edict c. 250 BCE Sanchi Stupa UNESCO Religious monument Stupa commissioned by Ashoka; gateways from the Satavahana period. c. 250 BCE Sarnath Religious monument Site of the Buddha's first sermon; Lion Capital. c. 250 BCE Bodh Gaya UNESCO Religious monument Site of the Buddha's enlightenment. c. 249 BCE Lumbini (Ashoka pillar) Religious monument Birthplace of the Buddha; Ashoka's pillar inscription. c. 247 BCE Mihintale Religious monument c. 200 BCE Amaravati Stupa Religious monument c. 200 BCE Ajanta Caves UNESCO Religious monument Buddhist cave murals. c. 140 BCE Ruwanwelisaya, Anuradhapura Religious monument c. 46 CE Takht-i-Bahi Religious monument c. 427 CE Nalanda UNESCO Religious monument Great Buddhist monastic university. c. 450 CE Swayambhunath Religious monument c. 477 CE Sigiriya Capital / fort Rock fortress of Kashyapa I. c. 550 CE Bamiyan Buddhas Religious monument Destroyed in 2001. 578 CE Badami Cave Temples Religious monument c. 600 CE Ellora Caves UNESCO Religious monument Includes the monolithic Kailasa temple. c. 630 CE Mahabalipuram UNESCO Religious monument Shore Temple and rathas. c. 740 CE Pattadakal UNESCO Religious monument UNESCO group of monuments. c. 780 CE Somapura Mahavihara, Paharpur Religious monument c. 950 CE Khajuraho UNESCO Religious monument 1010 Brihadisvara Temple UNESCO Religious monument 1070 Polonnaruwa Capital / fort c. 1190 Minaret of Jam Religious monument c. 1199 Qutb Minar UNESCO Capital / fort c. 1250 Konark Sun Temple UNESCO Religious monument 1336 Hampi UNESCO Capital / fort Capital of Vijayanagara. c. 1350 Makli Necropolis Religious monument c. 1450 Sixty Dome Mosque, Bagerhat Religious monument 1518 Golconda Fort Capital / fort 1541 Rohtas Fort Capital / fort 1566 Lahore Fort Capital / fort 1571 Fatehpur Sikri UNESCO Capital / fort Akbar's planned capital. c. 1595 Temple of the Tooth, Kandy Religious monument c. 1600 Kathmandu Durbar Square Capital / fort 1604 Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) Religious monument 1605 Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa UNESCO Religious monument 1637 Punakha Dzong Capital / fort 1648 Red Fort, Delhi UNESCO Capital / fort 1653 Taj Mahal UNESCO Religious monument 1656 Gol Gumbaz Religious monument 1658 Malé Friday Mosque Religious monument 1663 Galle Fort Capital / fort 1674 Raigad Fort Capital / fort Shivaji's capital. 1692 Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest) Religious monument 1696 Fort William, Calcutta Capital / fort 1746 Rang Ghar, Sivasagar Capital / fort Ahom royal pavilion.