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Paleolithic Age
 Definition
500000 BC - 10000 BC
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Mesolithic Age
 Definition
9000 BC - 4000 BC
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Neolithic Age
 Definition
5000 BC - 1800 BC
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Chalcolithic Age
 Definition
1800 BC - 1000 BC
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Iron Age
 Definition
1000 BC Onwards
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Indus Valley Civilisation
 Definition
2900 BC - 1700 BC
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Vedic Period
 Definition
1500 BC - 600 BC
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Pre-Mauryan Age
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6th Century BC - 4th Century BC
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Mauryan Age
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321 BC - 184 BC
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Post Mauran Age
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200 BC - 300 AD
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Gupta Period
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4th Century AD - 6th Century AD
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Age Of Harsha
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606 AD - 647 AD
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Chalukyas of Badami
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543 AD - 755 AD
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Pallavas of Kanchipuram
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560 AD - 903 AD
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The Vikram Era
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56 BC. Founded by Vikramaditya. He drove Sakas out of Ujjain.
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The Saka Era
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78 AD. Founded by Saka king who occupied Ujjain 137 years after Vikramaditya.
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Gupta Era
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Founded by Chandra Gupta Maurya-1. 320 AD
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Harsha Era
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606 AD. Founded by Harshavardhan of Kannauj.
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Kalachuri Era
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248 AD. Small Dynasty called Traikutakas.
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Lakshmana Era of Bengal
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1119 AD. Founded by King Lakshmana Sena.
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Era of Kaliyuga
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3102 BC
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Buddha Era
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544 BC.
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Mahavira Era
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528 BC.
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The Saptarisi or Laukika Era.
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Recorded in Cycles of 100 Yeras. Each Cycle commencing 76 years after each Christian Century.
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Nevar Era of Nepal
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878 AD
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Kollam Era of Kerela
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825 AD
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Era of Vikrama IV Chalukya
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1075 AD. Used in early Medivial Period.
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Four Earliest Civilisations
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1. Indus Valley
2. Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates)
3. Egyptian (Nile)
4. Chinese (Hwang Ho)
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Number of sites and Area for Indus Valley
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1500 Sites and 1.5 Million Sq Km
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Which River system has most concentration of Indus Valley Civilisation Sites
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Ghaggar - Hakra
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Which State has highest number of Indus Valley Civilisation sites.
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Haryana
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Who Excavated Harappa?
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Daya Ram Rahni Excavated Harappa Ruins in Montgomery district of Punjab.
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Who excavated Mohenjodaro
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RD Banerjee in 1922 in Larkana District of Sindh.
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Extent of Indus Valley Civilisation
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Manda in J&K
Alamgirpur in UP
Daimabad in Maharashtra (River Parava)
Sutkagenor in Balochistan (River Dasht)
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Phases of Harappa Civilisation
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Early Harappa: 2900 - 2500 BC
Mature Karappa: 2500 - 1900 BC
Late Harappa: 2000 - 1700 BC
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