| S.No | MAJOR EVENTS | PERIOD |
| 1 | The Indus Valley Civilization | 3000 - 2500 B.C |
| 2 | Coming of Aryans | 1500 - 522 B.C. |
| 3 | Part of Persian Empire | 522 - 326 B.C |
| 4 | Alexander's Invasion | 326-300 B.C. |
| 5 | Under the Mauryan Empire | 300-200 B.C. |
| 6 | Greco-Bactrian Rule | 200-100 B.C |
| 7 | The Sakas (Scythians) | 100 B.C.- 70 A.D. |
| 8 | The Kushans | 70 - 450 A.D |
| 9 | White Huns (Hephthalites) | 450-1010 A.D. |
| 10 | Arab Rule (Muhammad Bin Qasim) | 712 - 1000 A.D |
| 11 | Ghaznavid Rule | 1010-1187 A.D |
| 12 | Post-Ghaznavid Era | 1187-1739 |