• South India AD 1

In South India the leading chiefdoms, the Cera, Cola and Pandya, are beginning to transform themselves into organized kingdoms. The economy retains pastoral elements but is shifting more towards settled farming. The introduction of rice into this area is providing a spur to economic and population growth. Inscriptions testify to the spread of trade, towns and the religions of the north, Hinduism and Buddhism, in this region.

Related Timelines:
Timeline of South Asia

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