Ban Chiang culture

Ban Chiang culture appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia) from c. 2000 BCE to 200 CE, a span of 2,199 years. Its people spoke Unknown or undeciphered languages (Indus, Minoan, Moche, Nazca, Chavin, Jomon and other unattested languages).

A long-lived village and burial site in north-east Thailand, known for red-painted pottery and early bronze working, dated by different teams to between 2000 and 1000 BCE.

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Facts

Dates

c. 2000 BCE to 200 CE

Duration

2,199 years

Type

People or culture

Region

Thailand and Laos, Southeast Asia

Language family

Unknown or undeciphered

Events in Southeast Asia during its time

• 500 BCE Dong Son bronze drums
• 111 BCE Han conquest of Nanyue
• 40 Trung sisters' revolt

Neighbours in Southeast Asia

• Champa c. 192 to 1832 CE
• Pyu city-states c. 200 BCE to 1050 CE
• Second Chinese domination 43 to 544 CE
• Funan c. 68 to 550 CE
• First Chinese domination (Han) 111 BCE to 40 CE
• Langkasuka c. 100 to 1400 CE
• Van Lang c. 700 to 258 BCE
• Nanyue (Nam Viet) 204 to 111 BCE
• Au Lac 257 to 179 BCE
• Trung sisters' kingdom 40 to 43 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Carthage c. 814 to 146 BCE, North and West Africa
• Teotihuacan c. 100 BCE to 550 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
• Roman Republic 509 to 27 BCE, Europe
• New Kingdom of Egypt c. 1550 to 1069 BCE, North and West Africa
• Parthian Empire 247 BCE to 224 CE, Middle East
• Greek city-states c. 800 to 338 BCE, Europe

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