The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India: Ancient India is the Indian subcontinent from prehistoric times to the start of Medieval India, which is typically dated (when the term is still used) to the end of the Gupta Empire around 500 CE. Depending on context, the term Ancient India might cover the modern-day countries of Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, though these territories had large cultural differences.

General history of Ancient India

An elaborate periodisation may be as follows:

Pre-history (Neolithic Age) (c. 8000–3500 BCE)

Proto-history (Bronze Age) (c. 3500–1800 BCE)

Iron Age (c. 1800–200 BCE)

Pre-Classical Period (c. 600 BCE–200 CE)

Classical Period (c. 200–550 CE)

There are varying definitions of this period.

Culture in ancient India

Art in ancient India

Language in ancient India

Religion in ancient India

Sport in ancient India

Science and technology in ancient India

Organizations concerned with ancient India

Museums with ancient Indian exhibits

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