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DATE	WORLD	MIDDLE EAST	CHRISTIANITY	INDIA
BC
c. 2500				Indus civilisation (Harappa)
c. 1750		Abraham leaves Haran with his entourage
c. 1730		Hebrew tribes migrate to Egypt under the leadership of Joseph
c. 1550		End of the Hyksos period; oppression begins
c. 1300				Gathering together of the Vedas
c. 1250		Moses; leaving Egypt - Exodus
c. 1200		Settling in Palestine
965-926		King Solomon (Shlomo)
after 926		Kingdom of Israel in the north; kingdom of Judah in the south
c. 870		Prophet Elijah
722		King Sargon of Agade (Sharru-ken) conquers Israel; ten tribes of Israel lost forever
6 th. century				The lost tribes of Israel settle in northern India
c. 590		Prophet Ezekiel refers possibly to the Temple in Kashmir
587		End of the kingdom of Judah
563-483				Gautama Siddharta Sakyamuni -Buddha
5 th. century				First writing of the Buddhist suthras
c. 250				Ashoka, the emperor of India sends Buddhist missionaries as far as Marseilles (Roquepertuse)
1 st. century				Mahayana Buddhism taking shape by the concept of the"Saviour" (Bodhisattva)
7			Birth of Jesus(?)
4		Death of Herod the Great
0	World population estimated at 170 million
AD
6		Achelaus is removed from power	Jesus (about 12 years old) in the Temple
14	First Roman emperor Augustus dies, Tiberius succeeds
27			Baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist(?)
6 - 30			Jesus' first trip to India
30			Jesus returns from India, and enters Jerusalem
31			Execution of John the Baptist(?)
33			Jesus' crucifixion(?)
c. 35			Paul meets Jesus in Damascus and accepts Christianity(?)
c. 36			Jesus with the king of Andrapa
after 36			Jesus in Edessa with the king of Nisibis
42	Caligula succeeds Tiberius as emperor
43	Rome invades Britain; London is founded
before 50				Jesus lives in the university town of Taxila (Punjab), and is seen at the court of Gundafor, the Indo-Parthian king
c. 50				Jesus at the court of king Gopananda (Gopadatta) who ruled about 49-109
after 50				Jesus under the name of Yuz Asaf travels as an itinerant preacher in Kashmir and neighboring regions
64	Great fire in Rome		Nero begins persecution of Christians; Peter crucified
67			Paul beheaded in Rome(?)
67-70			Gospel according to Mark
70		Jerusalem destroyed by Romans
after 70				Jesus meets the local king Shalivahana
78				Inscription on the Temple of Solomon in Srinagar
79	Mt. Vesuvius erupts, destroys Pompeii; 20,000 die
c. 78-103				Reign of king Kanishka
c. 80				4th. Buddhist Council at Haran (Harwan) in Kashmir
after 80				The body of Jesus entombed in Srinagar
85			Gospel according to Matthew; Gospel according to Luke
90			Gospel according to John, thought to be the last gospel
98-116	World population estimated at 180 million
100	Roman Empire reaches greatest geographical extent
164-180	The Roman army carries the great plague from Parthia (Iraq) into the Empire
190			By this time, Catholic bishops' power is established and a New Testament canon is formulated
200	World population estimated at 190 million
202			Roman Emperor Septimus Severus makes baptism a criminal act
220	Goths invade Asia Minor and Balkan peninsula
248	Rome celebrates 1,000 th anniversary
250			Emperor Decius increases persecutions of Christians
271			Monasticism begins with Anthony, the first hermit in Egypt
284-305			The last of the great state persecutions against Christians occurs under Diocletian
286	Roman Empire splits with eastern capital in Byzantium
312			Emperor Constantine accepts Christianity
313			Emperor Constantine issues the Edict of Milan which legalizes Christianity throughout the Roman Empire
325			Council of Nicaea condemns Arianism
328-333			Constantine makes Byzantium his new capital under the name of Constantinople
396-430			Augustine reigns as bishop of Hippo in North Africa. In 410-26 he writes "City of God."
c. 496			Clovis king of the Franks, is baptized in the first mass conversion.
c. 590			Columbanus leaves Ireland; founds Continental monasteries
596			The Roman Pope sends Augustine to convert England
800			Church and state are connected as Charlemagne is crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor
1054			The Great Schism between western and eastern Christianity takes place. Each side excommunicates the other.
1095-1099			The Crusades to wrest Palestine from the Moslems are launched by Pope Urban II. Jerusalem is captured in 1099.
1226			Francis of Assisi, still the most popular Saint dies. From his teachings springs a new order of mendicant friars.
1274			Thomas Aquinas dies. He is considered the greatest Catholic thinker.
1508-1512			Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
1517			Luther nails 96 Theses to the Wittenberg Chapel. The Protestant Reformation begins.
1534			Henry VIII rejects the Pope's authority in England.
1545-1547			The first Council of Trent condemns Protestanism.
1564			Protestant reformer John Calvin of Geneva dies.
1611			King James Bible is published.
1620			The Mayflower carries puritans to America. Colonies are established in New England.
1789-1794			The French Revolution tries to de-Christianize France.
1804			The British and Foreign Bible Society seeks to translate the Bible into every language.
1948			World Council of Churches founded. Ecumenical movement starts.
1962-1965			The Second Vatican Council revolutionizes the Catholic Church - services are allowed to be held in the vernacular, not just in Latin.

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