A History of Agriculture in India v1.c43.4

v1.c43.4

| | B.C. |
| Gautama, the Buddha | 563–483 |
| Bimbisara, King of Magadha | 543–491 |
| Buddhist literature in Pali | |
| *Kullavagga* and *Mahavagga* | |
| (reference to farming operations) | |
| The Nandas of Magadha | 422–322 |
| Campaigns of Alexander in Punjab and Sind | 327–325 |
| Chandragupta Maurya | 322 |
| | (possibly earlier, 298) |
| The *Arthashastra* of Kautilya: | 322–186 |
| Mining, metal-working, | |
| Agriculture and irrigation | |
| Increased and widespread use of iron; | |
| Use of bellows for forging iron | |
| Construction of the Sudarshana Lake | |
| Bindusara | 298–273 |
| Asoka | 274–237 |
| Sacred groves, tree-worship; | |
| planting of road-side avenues | |
| and gardens | |
| | |
| The Sunga dynasty | 184–72 |
| Brick-wells | |
| | A.D. |
| Kadphises I, Kushan, King of the Great Yueh-chi | *c.* 40 – *c.* 77 |
| Kadphises II | *c.* 78 – *c.* 110 |
| Kanishka | *c.* 120 – *c.* 160 |
| Huvishka | *c.* 160 – *c.* 182 |
| Vasudeva I | *c.* 182 – *c.* 220 |
| The Kingdoms of South India | 1st century to A.D. 300 |
| Pandyas, Cheras and Cholas; | |
| Age of Sangam in the Tamil country | |
| Colonization of South-East Asia by South Indians | |
| Cultivation of rice, *ragi*, sugarcane, | |