History of Indian Art and Architecture

Vishnu Narayan sleeping on the Earth-Snake dreaming up the World.
Budhanilkanth, Nepal, 6th cent AD
Photo Kevin Bubriski and Keith Dowman, "Power Places of Kathmandu", 1995

A Comprehensive Illustrated History of the Art and Architecture
of the Indian Subcontinent
3000 BC-19th century AD

Rolf W. F. Gross

Pacific Palisades 2011

Table of Contents

Introduction
Indus Valley Civilizations	3000-1700 BC
Post Indus-Valley Cultures	2500 – 500 BC
Greek Empires	312 - 60 BC
Buddhist Ghandara	10th BC - 11th cent AD
Buddhist Serindia	4th - 14th cent AD
Sri Lanka	2nd cent BC - present
Kathmandu Valley, Nepal	3rd cent BC - 6th cent AD
Buddhist India
Theravada Buddhism	5th BC - 5th cent AD
Mahyana Buddhism	5th - 12th cent AD
Vajrayana Buddhism	10th - 12th cent AD
Hindu India
Northern India	5th BC - 17th cent AD
Southern India	5th - 17th cent AD
Vijayanagar - Hampi	1336–1565 AD
Jain India
Jain India	2nd BC - 16th cent AD
Islamic India
Dehli Sultanates	12th - 15th cent AD
Mughal Empires	16th - 17th cent AD
Forts and Castles	8th - 19th cent AD
Rajestan Haveli Murals	19th - 20th cent AD

Timeline of Indian History

Stone Age 70,000–3300 BC

Mehrgarh Culture • 7000–3300 BC

Indus Valley Civilization 3300–1700 BC
Late Harappan Culture 1700–1300 BC

Vedic period 1500–500 BC

Iron Age 1200–300 BC
Maha Janapadas • 700–300 BC
Magadha Empire • 545 BCE - 550
Maurya Empire • 321–184 BC

Middle Kingdoms 250 BC–1279 AD
Chola Empire • 250 BC–1070 AD
Satavahana • 230 AD–220 AD
Kushan Empire • 60–240 AD
Gupta Empire • 280–550 AD
Pala Empire • 750–1174 AD
Rashtrakuta • 753–982 AD

Hindu Kingdoms 1040 - 1646
Hoysala Hindu Empire 1040–1346
Kakatiya Empire 1083–1323
Ahom Kingdom 1228–1826
Vijayanagara Hindu Empire 1336–1646

Islamic Sultanates 1206–1596
Delhi Sultanates • 1206–1526
Deccan Sultanates • 1490–1596

Mughal Empires 1526–1858
Maratha Empire 1674–1818

List from Wikipedia