Ancient / Classical History

Ancient India and Pakistan

By N.S. Gill, About.com

Indus Valley to 500 BC
From Frank Smitha's site. Shows rivers and mountain ranges, as well as major areas of civilization.
Also see Smitha's Empire of Asoka
Range of Indus Valley Civilizations
Map showing the range of civilizations centered on Harappa and Mohenjodara.
Harappan Sites in Northwest India
Major sites of the late Harappan Localization Era.
Four Old World River Cultures
Mesopotamia, Indus Valley, Nile, and Yellow River.
Span of the Mauryan Empire
300 B.C.
Gupta Empire Map
From Richard Hooker's World Cultures Site. The Gupta Empire in India lasted from about 320-550 when military leaders and kings Chandragupta I (c. 319-335), Samudragupta (c. 335-376), and Chandragupta II (c. 376-415) brought together northern India. The period is called the "golden age" because of the relative peace, law and order, and cultural achievements, again, in northern India.