Editing Outline of ancient India (section)

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{{see also|Outline of South Asian history|History of India}}
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[[File: Indian Subcontinent (orthographic projection).png |thumb|The Indian subcontinent]]
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to ancient India:

'''Ancient India''' is the [[Indian subcontinent]] from prehistoric times to the start of [[Medieval India]], which is typically dated (when the term is still used) to the end of the [[Gupta Empire]] around 500 [[Common Era|CE]].{{sfn|Stein|2010|p=38}} However, the term India in ancient references usually refers to modern-day Pakistan.
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