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Landmark South Asia archaeological World Heritage

Bagan

849 CE – still standing

Ancient city with over 2,000 Buddhist temples across the plains of Myanmar

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Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Landmark · South Asia

Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Tibet

Attested 1000 CE – 1960 CE

Conflict · South Asia

Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

1967 CE – 2026 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Hampi

1336 CE – 1565 CE

Polity · South Asia

Hindu kingdoms

Attested 500 BCE – 1715 CE

Conflict · South Asia

2025 India–Pakistan Conflict

2025 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Anuradhapura

500 BCE – 1017 CE

Polity · South Asia

India

Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 849 CE and 2026 CE.

849 CE Temples of Bagan 850 CE Arunachaleswarar Temple 950 CE Khajuraho Temples 1000 CE Calicut 1001 CE Ghaznavid Conquests of India

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Machu Picchu Landmark · Americas 1450 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Al-Khwarizmi Figure · Baghdad 780 CE – 850 CE Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Landmark · Europe 350 BCE – 1404 CE
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