User:Andries/History of South Asia structure

Proposal to re-structure the set of articles related to the History of South Asia

The term South Asia usually refers to the political entities of the region now known as the Indian subcontinent - the Republic of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the island nations of Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

For a history&mdash;up to 1947&mdash;of what is now Bangladesh, Republic of India, and Pakistan, see:

For the histories of countries and regions in South Asia, see:


 * History of India (since 1947)
 * History of Pakistan since 1947

For the histories of other countries and regions considered to be in Southern Asia (as opposed to South Asia), see:
 * History of Afghanistan
 * History of Iran
 * History of Myanmar
 * History of Tibet (since 1950)

* 1 Pre-historic era * 2 The Bronze Age o 2.1 Indus Valley Civilization o 2.2 Vedic age * 3 Establishment of Mahajanapadas * 4 Persian and Greek invasion * 5 The Magadha empire o 5.1 Maurya dynasty o 5.2 Post Mauryan Magadha dynasties * 6 Early middle kingdoms — the golden age o 6.1 Northwestern hybrid cultures o 6.2 Gupta dynasty * 7 Late Middle Kingdoms — the classical age * 8 The Islamic sultanates o 8.1 Delhi sultanate * 9 The Mughal era * 10 Post-Mughal regional kingdoms * 11 Colonial era o 11.1 The British Raj * 12 The Indian Independence movement * 13 Independence and Partition * 14 References * 15 Further reading * 16 See also * 17 External links