(8,000 BC – 4,500 BC)
| Period Link | Prehistory | Prehistory | Prehistory | Prehistory | Ancient History | Ancient History | Ancient History | Medieval History | Medieval History | Medieval History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Year | 2,500,000 BC | 10,000 BC | 8,000 BC | 4,500 BC | 3,000 BC | 1,200 BC | 500 BC | 500 AD | 1000 AD | 1300 AD |
| End Year | 10,000 BC | 8,000 BC | 4,500 BC | 3,000 BC | 1,200 BC | 500 BC | 500 AD | 1000 AD | 1300 AD | 1500 AD |
| India and Central Asia | Paleolithic India and Central Asia | Mesolithic India and Central Asia | Neolithic India and Central Asia | Chalcolithic India and Central Asia | Indus & Central Asia (South Asia Corridor) Bronze Age | Indus & Central Asia (South Asia Corridor) Iron Age | Indian Antiquity | Early Medieval India and Central Asia | High Medieval India and Central Asia | Late Medieval India and Central Asia |
| Period Link | Early Modern History | Early Modern History | Early Modern History | Modern History | Modern History | Modern History | Contemporary History | Contemporary History | Contemporary History |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start Year | 1500 AD | 1600 AD | 1700 AD | 1800 AD | 1870 AD | 1914 AD | 1945 AD | 1985 AD | 2026 AD |
| End Year | 1600 AD | 1700 AD | 1800 AD | 1870 AD | 1914 AD | 1945 AD | 1985 AD | 2025 AD | 2065 AD |
| India and Central Asia | Renaissance and Reformation India and Central Asia | Scientific Revolution and State Formation India and Central Asia | Enlightenment and Proto-Industrial India and Central Asia | Industrial Era India and Central Asia | Long 19th Century India and Central Asia | World War Era India and Central Asia | Cold War Era India and Central Asia | Allisonian Era India and Central Asia | Deasy Era India and Central Asia |