58    Beginning of Vikrama samvat (era) by Vikramaditya of Ujjain;
      Azes I, the second Saka ruler in north-western India
50    Emergence of Satavahanas in Deccan; King Kharavela of
      Kalinga (Hathigumpha inscription)
2     Emergence of Satavahanas in Deccan; King Kharavela of
      Kalinga (Hathigumpha inscription)
AD
20-46 Gondophernes, the greatest IndoParthian king in Taxila; St
      Thomas in India
45    Invasion of north-western India by the Yuechis under Kujula
      Kadphises, who united the Yuechi tribes and established the
      Kushan emoire
46    Discovery of monsoon winds by Hippalus, a Greek sailor
64    Chinese emperor Mingti sent agents to India for Buddhist texts
66    Arrival of Indian Buddhist monks, Kasyapa Matanga and
      Gobharana, in China
77    Pliny"s Natural History
78    Commencement of the Saka era by Kanishka
78-   Reign of Kanishka; Heyday of the Kushana empire
110
80-   Resurgence of Satavahanas under Gautamiputra Satakarni and
128   Vasishtiputra Pulamayi
130-  Rudradaman I, the greatest Saka satrap in western India
150
226   Establishment of Sassanian dynasty in Persia
250   Disintegration of the Satavahana kingdom
320   Beginning of Gupta era by Chandragupta I
320-  Reign of Chandragupta I
335
335-  Reign of Samudragupta, known as Indian Napoleon for his
375   military conquests