6th Century BC
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 600 BC | Sixteen Maha Janapadas ("Great Realms" or "Great Kingdoms") emerge. | |
| Vedic End of vedic period. | ||
| 599 BC | Mahavira, 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born (traditional date). | |
| 563 BC | Gautam Buddha, founder of Buddhism is born. | |
| 538 BC | Cyrus the Great, founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire conquers northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent. | |
| 527 BC | Nirvana of Mahavira |
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