India
AD400s
Gupta Empire attacked by Huns and falls into chaos with confederated states ruled by local princes
700sAD
Arab invasion of India
1500sAD
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1000s AD
Muslim Turks follow the Arabs into india
Rule from Delhi Sultanate from 1206-late1400s
1300s AD
No major friction btwn Muslims and Hindus until Muslim Mongols and Tamerlane(Timur the lame) invade 1398-99
Timur kills over 100,000 hindus and stack skulls into pyramids
Babar, descendant of Tamerlane and Genghis Khan establishes Moghul(Mughal) empire
akbar establishes greatest Moghul reign and expands empire to all modern india.
Akbar is a devout Muslim but is tolerant of Hindus
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1st century AD
Christ's disciple "Doubting Thomas" evangelized in Kerala on SE coast of india and dies by Crucifixion in Madras India
Mother Teresa is other well known christian working in India
Established Missionaries of Charity in 1948
Christianity remains a religious minority in India today
300sBC
Alexander the Great lead Macedonian and Greek armies in conquest of northwest India 326-325 bc
Maurya Dynasty established by Chandragupta Maurya. 321BC-184BC
Prime minister for Chandragupta Maurya is Kautilya (greek soldier)
300BC
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