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Landmark South Asia religious

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

490 CE – still standing

One of the holiest Hindu temples, dedicated to Shiva in Varanasi

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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Tibet

Attested 1000 CE – 1960 CE

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Naxalite–Maoist Insurgency

1967 CE – 2026 CE

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Taxila

600 BCE – 500 CE

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Hindu kingdoms

Attested 500 BCE – 1715 CE

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2025 India–Pakistan Conflict

2025 CE

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Ellora Caves

600 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Simhala

Attested 500 BCE – 700 CE

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Events the timeline places between 490 CE and 2026 CE.

500 CE Colombo 600 CE Ellora Caves 600 CE Boudhanath Stupa 637 CE Potala Palace 637 CE Lhasa

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