Chronological Atlas
Realm 35: The Constellation of Epochs
THE HISTORICAL TIMELINE
MICRO-REALM 01
c. 2M - 10k BCE
Paleolithic & Mesolithic
- Hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
- Quartzite core and flake tools.
- Bhimbetka cave rock art.
- Microliths & domestication of dog (Mesolithic).
MICRO-REALM 02
c. 7000 - 1500 BCE
Neolithic & Chalcolithic
- Agricultural revolution (Mehrgarh).
- Settled village life & pottery.
- Copper-Stone Age transitions.
- Ahar-Banas & Jorwe cultures.
MICRO-REALM 03
c. 3300 - 1300 BCE
Indus Valley Civilization
- First Urbanization (Bronze Age).
- Grid-planned cities & drainage.
- Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro.
- Undeciphered script & steatite seals.
MICRO-REALM 04
c. 1500 - 600 BCE
The Vedic Period
- Indo-Aryan migrations.
- Composition of the Vedas.
- Pastoral to agrarian shift (Iron Age).
- PGW Culture & Varna system origins.
MICRO-REALM 05
c. 600 - 300 BCE
States & Shramanas
- Second Urbanization (Ganga Valley).
- 16 Mahajanapadas (Magadha rises).
- Buddhism & Jainism emerge.
- NBPW Pottery & Punch-marked coins.
MICRO-REALM 06
c. 322 - 185 BCE
The Mauryan Empire
- First Pan-Indian Empire.
- Chandragupta Maurya & Chanakya.
- Ashoka's Dhamma & rock edicts.
- Highly centralized administration.
MICRO-REALM 07
c. 200 BCE - 300 CE
Post-Mauryan Invaders
- Indo-Greeks, Shakas, Parthians.
- Kushan Empire & Silk Route.
- Satavahanas in the Deccan.
- Gandhara & Mathura art schools.
MICRO-REALM 08
c. 300 BCE - 300 CE
The Sangam Age
- Tamilakam: Chera, Chola, Pandya.
- Sangam poetic assemblies.
- Boom in Indo-Roman maritime trade.
- Muziris and Puhar ports.
MICRO-REALM 09
c. 319 - 543 CE
The Gupta Empire
- The "Classical Age".
- Peak of Sanskrit literature & science.
- Aryabhata, Kalidasa, Sushruta.
- Early structural Hindu temples.
MICRO-REALM 10
c. 600 - 750 CE
Post-Gupta Regionalization
- Harshavardhana in Kanauj.
- Chalukyas vs Pallavas in the South.
- Rise of feudalism & land grants.
- Transition to Early Medieval period.