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- C. 1800 B.C.E.
- Zarathustra, founder of Zoroastrianism, is born in Persia (modern-day Iran).
- C. 1500 B.C.E.
- Vishnu, the supreme deity of Vaishnava Hinduism, appears in the Vedas, the earliest sacred compositions in India.
- C. 587 B.C.E.
- Babylonian armies destroy the Temple in Jerusalem. The occupation of Palestine initiates the Jewish Diaspora.
- C. 565 B.C.E.
- Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism, is born in a small village on the border of modern-day Nepal and India.
- C. 551 B.C.E.
- Master Kong, or Confucius, is born in China.
- C. 550 B.C.E.
- Lord Mahavira, an ascetic living in Bihar, India, first sets forth the doctrines and practices of Jainism.
- C. 550 B.C.E.
- Rudra-Shiva is described as the lord and creator of the universe in the Upanishads, the final portion of the Hindu Vedas, laying the foundation of Shaivism.
- C. 550 B.C.E.
- The Achaemenian dynasty, the...
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