Brief History of India 2300 BC Urban grain-growing civilization on the Indus river develops. 1750 BC Nomadic herding tribes migrate to Northwest India, Indo-European language developes and oral religious traditions are preserved in the Vedas. 1000 BC Hinduism develops, characterized by ritual sacrifice and belief in karma and reincarnation. 326 BC Invasion by Alexander the Great 200 BC Invasions by Central Asian tribes, Greeks, Kushans. 300 CE Classical Hindu tradition expressed in poetry 320 Gupta Dynasty begins, as does the "classical" period 455 Huns invade for several decades, eventually destroying the Gupta Dynasty 1526 The Mughal Empire unifies North and some of South India 1609 The Dutch establish a trading outpost in India 1612 The English establish a trading outpost in India 1674 The Frecnh establish a trading outpost in India 1757 East India Company and Britain begin gaining control of India 1800 British control of India 1947 Independence from British Rule (Walsh)
