Time-line of South Asian History Settlement of the Gangetic Plains Mauryan Empire Kushana Empire Gupta Empire Delhi Sultanate Hindu Dynasties Mugha l 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
steatite 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 St ū pa
Worship at a St ū pa
Early Temple
Later Hindu Temples