Indian History According to Indians
STATUS: complete
I came across the work of Kota Venkatachalam, a Sanskrit and Indological scholar (1885–1959) who turns Indian history on its back. His claims seemed outrageous 75 years ago and yet as time passes by, seems more closer to reality, thanks to the advances in excavations of Sindhu-Sarasvati Civilization and inscriptional decipherment (cf. Vedveer Arya, etc.). Anyway, I thought I’d tabulate the chronology and timeline as given by him.
Event | Date(s) |
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End of the Mahabharata war and coronation of Yudhisthira | 3138 BCE |
(commencement of Yudhisthira Era) | |
Beginning of Kali Era, disappearance of Sri Krishna | 3102 BCE |
Coronation of Parikshit (Kali year 1) | 3101 BCE |
Beginning of Saptarshi Era (Kali year 26) | 3076 BCE |
Rule of Janamejaya (Kali year 61) | 3041 BCE |
Coronation of Brihadkshana after the death of his father | 3138 BCE |
(Brihadbala) of Ikshvaku clan by being killed by Abhimanyu | |
Brihadratha dynasty, 1006 years (22 kings, Somapi to Ripunjaya) | 3138–2132 BCE |
Kosala dynasty, 1504 years (30 kings, Brihatkshana to Sumitra) | 3138–1634 BCE |
Pradyota dynasty, 138 years, (5 kings, Pradyota to Nandivardhana) | 2132–1994 BCE |
Shishunaga dynasty, 360 years, (10 kings, Sisunaga to Mahanandin) | 1994–1634 BCE |
Coronation of Magadha king Ajatashatru | 1814 BCE |
Siddhartha Buddha’s birth (i.e 72 yrs before Ajatashatru), he | 1886–87 BCE |
being 110th king of Ikshvaku clan and 24th after Brihadbala | |
Buddha’s nirvana at Kushinagara | 1807 BCE |
Rule of 29th (last) king Kshemaka of Hastinapura | 1634 BCE |
Rule of 30th (last) king Sumitra of Kosala | 1634 BCE |
Nanda dynasty of Mahapadma Nanda and Sumalya (100 years) | 1634–1534 BCE |
Coronation of Chandragupta Maurya | 1534 BCE |
Maurya dynasty (316 years, 12 kings) | 1534–1218 BCE |
Milinda’s rule (~500 yrs after Buddha nirvana) | 1307 BCE |
Rule of Kanishka in Kashmir (along with Hushka, Jushka) | 1294–1234 BCE |
Sunga dynasty (300 years, 10 kings) | 1218–918 BCE |
Kanva dynasty (85 years, 4 kings) | 918–833 BCE |
Andhra Satavahana dynasty (32 kings, last being Chandramas, 506 years) | 833–327 BCE |
Mihirakula’s rule (64th king of Kashmir) | 704–634 BCE |
Time of Adi Shankaracharya | 509–477 BCE |
Gupta dynasty (Andhra bhritya) of Pataliputra | 327–82 BCE |
Birth of Vikramaditya of Ujjain (Panwar or Paramara dynasty) | 101 BCE |
Rule of Vikramaditya of Ujjain | 82 BCE - 19 CE |
Commencement of Vikrama Era | 56–57 BCE |
Vikramaditya sends his Court poet Matrugupta to rule | 14–19 CE |
over kingless Kashmir in his name | |
Commencement of Salivahana Saka Era | 78 CE |
(great grandson of Vikramaditya) | |
The complete chronology from Chapter 65 of his book “Age of Buddha, Milinda & Amtiyoka And YugaPurana” is shown in pictures below (open in new tab for larger image)