Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c12.s7.t1: Suggested Chronological Table (Approximate Dates)

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| Event | |
| Year B.C. | |
| 565 | Birth of the Buddha. |
| 560 | Birth of Bimbisāra. |
| c. 558 | Accession of Cyrus the Achaemenid. |
| 545-44 | Accession of Bimbisāra. Epoch of a Ceylonese Era. |
| 536 | The Great Renunciation (of the Buddha). |
| 530 | Enlightenment. |
| 530-29 | The Buddha's visit to Bimbisāra. |
| 527 | Traditional Epoch of the era of Mahāvīra's Nirvāṇa |
| 522 | Accession of Darius I. |
| 493 | Accession of Ajātaśatru. |
| 486 | Cantonese date of the Parinirvāṇa of the Buddha. The death of Darius I. Council of Rājagṛiha. |
| 461 | Accession of Udāyibhadraka. |
| 457 | Foundation of Pāṭaliputra (Kusumapura). |
| 445 | Aniruddha (Anuruddha) and Muṇḍa. |
| 437 | Nāga-Dāsaka (omitted in the Divyāvadāna and Jaina texts) |
| 413 | Śiśunāga. |
| 395 | Kālāśoka (Kākavarṇa). |
| 386 | Council of Vaiśālī. |
| 367 | Sons of Kālāśoka, and *de facto* rule of Mahāpadma Nanda. |
| 345 | End of the Saiśunāga dynasty. |