Vallabhi

City · c. 476–1948 CE · in South Asia

Capital of Maitraka Dynasty (476–731).

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• Maurya Empire founded (c. 322–185 BCE): Chandragupta Maurya seized Magadha around 322 BCE and founded the Maurya Empire, the first to unite most of the Indian subcontinent; it lasted until about 185 BCE.
• Ashoka (c. 304 BCE – 232 BCE): Maurya emperor who, after the bloody Kalinga War, embraced Buddhism and promoted non-violence and dharma through inscribed edicts across his empire.
• Indian numerals (c. 500 CE): Indian mathematicians developed decimal positional notation with nine digits and a zero; transmitted through the Islamic world, it became the numeral system used worldwide.
• Zero as a number (628 CE): In his Brahmasphutasiddhanta of 628, Brahmagupta treated zero as a number in its own right and set out rules for calculating with it.
• Ibn Battuta’s travels: Anatolia, India and China (1332–1346 CE): Ibn Battuta crossed Anatolia and the Black Sea to the Golden Horde, travelled via Bukhara to Delhi, where he served as a judge for years, then went via the Maldives and Sumatra to China, which he reached around 1345.
• Vasco da Gama’s voyage to India (1497–1499 CE): Vasco da Gama sailed from Lisbon around the Cape of Good Hope and up the East African coast to Malindi, then crossed the Arabian Sea to Calicut in 1498, opening the first direct sea route from Europe to India.
• Sikhism founded (c. 1499 CE): Monotheistic religion that emerged in the Punjab around the end of the 15th century from the teachings of Guru Nanak.
• Mughal Empire founded (1526–1857 CE): Empire founded by Babur that at its height ruled most of the Indian subcontinent, famed for its wealth, administration and architecture.

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