⚔ Conquest / annexation
Achaemenid Persia annexes Gandhara
c. 518 BCE – present · 📍 Takshashila
Gandhara and Hindush appear in Darius I's inscriptions.
Where it happened.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- c. 528 BCE The Buddha's enlightenment at Bodh Gaya
- c. 527 BCE Mahavira's nirvana at Pavapuri
Alive at the time
Gautama Buddha
c. 563–483 BCE
Founder of Buddhism
Makkhali Gosalaactive c. 500 BCE
Founder of the Ajivika sect
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🗂 Era 1
- Ancient IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- MahajanapadasBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 1
- Anuradhapura Kingdom 437 BCE – 1017Existed at the same time (107 years)
⚔ Events 1
- Achaemenid Persia annexes Gandhara c. 518 BCEHappened in it
📄 Research 1
- The Basis of Ancient Indian History (I) D. D. Kosambi · 1955Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading