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Figure India (Kerala to the Himalayas) philosopher

Shankara

788 CE – 820 CE · 32 years

In thirty-two years, Adi Shankaracharya walked the length of India barefoot, defeated every rival philosophical school in open debate, founded four monasteries that still stand today, and delivered one message that reshaped a civilization: you are Brahman. You always were.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Samanid Empire

819 CE – 999 CE

Trade route

Silk Road Southern Branch

200 BCE – 1450 CE

Conflict

Srivijaya Maritime Wars

600 CE – 1288 CE

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Charlemagne

742 CE – 814 CE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Bashkirs

Attested 800 CE

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Al-Khwarizmi

780 CE – 850 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 788 CE and 820 CE.

789 CE Fez 793 CE Viking Invasions 800 CE Mississippian Warfare 800 CE Borobudur 800 CE Venice 800 CE Ciudad Perdida

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Borobudur Landmark · Oceania 800 CE – still standing Denmark Polity · Europe Founded 800 CE · attested to 2026 CE Venice–Constantinople Route Trade route · Europe 800 CE – 1600 CE Viking Invasions Conflict · Europe 793 CE – 1066 CE Huaca de la Luna Landmark · Americas 100 CE – 800 CE Morocco Polity · Africa Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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