Forlong - Chart of the Religions of the World

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1355 1320 ASTUDENTS SYNCHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD Accompaniment to RIVERS OF LIFE OR FAITHS OF MAN IN ALL LANDS . “THE REAL HISTORY OF MAN, IS THE HISTORY OF RELIGION, HISATTEMPTS TO KNOW, TO SERVE, AND TO LOVE HIS GOD” THERE HAS BEEN NO ENTIRELY NEW RELIGION FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD BY MAJOR GENERALFORLONG, F.R.G.S. F.R.S.E. M.A.I. &c. &c. OBJECTS OF WORSHIP, DEITIES, INCARNATIONS, AND FAITH STREAMS EXPLANATION OF COLOURS. TREE PHALLIC SERPENT FIRE SUN ANCESTOR THEISM BIBLES GREEN YELLOW GREY CARMINE PINK SEPIA RED BLUE WORSHIP OF FETISHES TREE WORSHIP & CHARMS EVERYWHERE LINGAM & YONI SUN HELIOS WHEEL OF LIFE FIRE CREATIVE VIGOR WARMTH FIRE of GOD FIRE of the SUN BEL BAL BA - AL THE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS MITRA SOURCE of ALL FERTILITY CREATIVE HEAT BELUS MENVES ASH AISH ESH AGNI SERPENT or PHALLIC FAITHS WORSHIP OF FERTILITY ISWAR & ISA AM ON OSIR & ISHA OSIRIS & ISIS HESIRI MENAPIS ALA & ALITA ALPHA OMEGA AL & OM AR or RA & ATHOR MITRA & MYLITA IL or EL ELOHIM ADÃM & ADÃMA ADMI EVA A & N NER, NAR, NIN BET ELS or the FORM or ABODE OF EL TAURUS - APIS AGNUS-DEI SERPENS SERAPHIM SCORPIO PASSION FERTILE FORCE CREATIVE FORCE PYTHON TYPHON HOA or HEA HEPHAISTUS or ILIOUN ILUS MOUNTAIN WORSHIP EVERYWHERE OURANUS & GE LINGAITES & YONITES PANDOOS & KOOROOS NAGA or SERPENT ATMÁN or SPIRIT OF LIFE BAITULIA or SUN-STONES everywhere common. KRONUS THE DODONIAN DYAUS GENERATIVE WILL ANIMAL WORSHIP EVERYWHERE THE TWELVE GREAT GODS OF KALDIA EVERYWHERE IN ONE FORM or ANOTHER DYUSKY ANAT KNEF ANOO BELTIS INDRA SKY, BRIGHTNESS ISHTÁR NÃTS or SPIRITS THE SELF-EXISTENT HOMA VAROON or WATERS ABOVE AND ON EARTH SOMA MITHRA-SUN INDRA AGNI ATMAN ATMOS or ATMOSPHERE PHTA AMON or HAMON PHRE or KEM THE HOLY SPIRIT OR BREATH HEAVEN called SWERGA BEL - SUN NEITH AMON NEU OR NUMIS, THE RAMHEADED DAGON AMON ASHER APIS ORMAZD REMBA AUM OM CHNOPHIS MOUT CHONS THEMI ZOROASTER THE MÀTCH or FISH 1 AVATÁR ST PÁVANA or BÁVANA FIRE BELUS ANCESTOR WORSHIP WARS OF JOVEVITES & TITANITES OF SOLAR AND LUNAR WORSHIPPERS EARTH WATER URANIA VENUS EARTH MITRA ALITTA ADONIS NEITH LOVE BUBASTIS SIVAIK RA HAKE or SATURN ASHTAROTH HEAVEN SAKTIS or CONSORTS OF GODS VARÁHA or BOAR THIRD AVATÁR MYLITA DAGON or FISH OSIRIS ISIS, HORUS, or ORUS VEDA ZEND AVESTA NISROCH NEBO ATHYR or VENUS YÁMA YIMA TVASHRTI or VULCAN BAAL-ZEBUB BRÀHM A SOLAR GOD BRAHMA RUDRA or SIVA VISHNOO TMOU COW THE SACRED AMENTES or HADES NEBO NEPTE NINUP RIMMON KOORMA or TURTLE SECOND AVATÁR 1200 1200 ASHER and ISTAR MAHA- DEVA SIVA & SIVI ASTARTE ISHTÁR ASHÉRA JANUS ASTORETH SABAOTH AM-ON JUPITER HERA IO- JUNO AGATHODEMON DIONYSUS ADONIS MILKOM TOTH or MERCURY THE LINGA in ARGA or SRI-LINGA MAHA-DEVA LINGAM KAILÁSA the HINDOO HEAVEN MOLEK or MELKARTH JAVHEH, EDUTH ALEIM or ELOHIM the MALE & FEMALE or THE “TESTIMONY” a SYMBOL of YAHVEH CERES, SIDI VENUS, BACCHUS RA or RAM LOGOS CHEMOSH ZEUS HERAKLES or HERCULES SHADAI THE SAKOTH BENOTH OSIRIS or OSER OPS or RHEA CHIUN or KIUN. VULCAN “THE SHEDDER” or the HINDOO INDRA RO-T-AMENTI ASER, or A-ESH ADAM ASMODEUS of Z. AVESTA WAMÁNA (THE DWARF) DYAUS SKY POOROOSHOO-RAM SIXTH AVATÁR THE TRINITY or TRIMOORTI RAMA the SEVENTH AVATÁR FIFTH AVATÁR AESH is MADEVA PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, CITIES, AND LEADING RELIGIOUS EVENTS, HISTORICAL AND MYTHICAL. YEARS B.C. 10,000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3500 3300 3200 3100 3000 2900 2800 8570 8300 8150 7500 7300 9300 Flourishing Communities and Remains of Man (Dates and Data, p. to ). 4 27 Legendary Rise of or Sun-Worshippers, not the “Semetics” of Philology. SHEMITES Annals of go back to this (Dates and Data). SAIS Priests of give this as date of Memphic Kings (Plato).. SAIS Human remains in Coral, Florida (Professor Agassis). Highlands of Northern Hemisphere becoming habitable. Burnt Brick and Pottery at Memphis (Dates and Data). Date of (Dupuis). INDIAN ZODIAC [ ( ) ] Koothites or Cuthites thought to have preceded Shemites, ., driven by a cyclical change and deluge from North.—Egyptians claim to Hephestus, and from Menes to Sethon. The Zoroastrian sect say that a cyclical deluge took place every to years. Egypt claims . says Herodotus, who was shown effigies of Priests going back generations from Sethos, Priest of Vulcan, . 12,000 14,000 10,000 10,000 12,000 13,000 34 3 713 B.C DESATIR OF MEHABIAN B . C B.C . . 3426 3400 Memphis, a Capital of Seventh Dynasty. Some Writers here put Foundation of Egyptian Monrachy. In Egypt Phthah, or Vulcan, or Hephestus. Fire-Worship. (Mill. of Facts). FLOOD IS of Septuagint. (Phillips.) , a Capital of Eighth Dynasty, . 3043 Egyptians call themselves , “the Race of Men,” . RUT-TUMMU par excellence 3290 3258 Herakleopolis Capital of Ninth Dynasty. DELUGE. (Syncellus and Julius Africanus.) Jemsheed (Bailly); if so Persepolis invents cycle of years. 1440 The Southern Cross hid to Northern Europe. Hindoo Tables, very accurate and ancient. (Strange.) Egyptian Pictures of Asiatics and Negroes. Ben-Hasan’s tomb built. 3064 BABYLON built. (Philo Byblius.) Egyptian Dynasty of D. Siculus begins. 2998 2950 FLOOD THEBES (Samaritan Bible.) , a Capital of Eleventh Dynasty. 2994 , Empire of and . (Phillips.) Iron in China. OURANOS GE 2872 2850 2834 2830 BELUS ATLAS accused of scaling Heaven. , Son of Ouranos and Ge. Jewish Writers say “Sons of God marry Daughters of Men.” War of Titans, or Gods and Men, Lingamites and Yonites. Zodiacal Year beginning with Aquarius. 2782 2750 2722 MENES begins to reign. (Phillips, agreeing with Champollion.) A Menes, say many writers. Obelisk at . ON Egypt’s Twelfth Dynasty ruling at .— say some. IS OSIRTASEN 2650 2640 2700 2600 2500 2400 2300 2100 Egyptian Labyrinth CHINESE Cycle. PYRAMIDS, say some writers.. HWANGTI, Emperor of China, said to be first historical. Rise of Thirteenth Egyptian Dynasty. Capital , some say . ABYDOS IS ABRAM. (Josephus, from Mill. of Facts.). ARYANS TURANIANS rising over , probably Cuthites or Aithiopians. Nimrod is Belus, says Hales, and probably Asher, the Lingam. 2576 2554 AFGHANS KOFES , known as the on Kooba River, Zohoks or Doozok’s Country. CHINA UR EREK , an Empire with Animal Worship. Babylonian authentic history beings. Following great cities known with a complete Theogony and Thelogy: or , Akad, Kootha, Kalneh, Larsa, Borsipa, Babel, Nipoor, Sipara, Kisu, Asher, Nineveh, Eridu, Resen, Kala, Reho-Bothair, Gangana, Harish-Kalama, Amarda, &c. CHINESE Cycle and Zodiac fixed. Some Races expel Kooths, probably other Skooths, from Babylon. SKYTHIC 2460 2450 2440 Birth of , says Usher. Elamites overrun Babylon. (Geo. Smith.) SHEM The Two King reigning in Egypt. SOOPHI EGYPT PHENICIA and mentioned in ancient histories. Egypt’s Dynasty of Elephantites rise. Worship of Elephas. Chinese Astronomers. , Emperor. A free written language and metal coinage. YAHO FLOOD of Ogyges. founds Asyria. ASHER Do. Genesis. (Usher and Vulgate.) 2367 2348 CHINA has a Board of Astronomers under Emperor . YAO THEBES built by King Pharoahs in Memphis (Josephus.) OSMANOYAS. . 2200 2000 1900 1800 1600 1700 1500 1400 1300 YEARS B.C. PRINCIPAL MATTERS IN BIBLES, THEOLOGICAL WORKS, DOGMAS, MISSIONS, LANUGAGES, &c. 10,000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3500 3300 3200 3100 3000 2900 2800 Greeks give Leaders of the Wars of Gods and Titans mostly thus:— Fetish-like objects, with fossil man, long anterior to this (Dates and Data.) Beginning of reigns of Babylonian kings, which Sargon's tablet of B.C. says preceded him. 350 700 9085 Kings of Egypt traced back to this by Bunsen. DATA TOWARDS CALCULATING THE AGE OF THE WORLD, FROM NATURAL PHENOMENA, &c. Accumulation of Sand and Mud, Memphis Lyell Years required A Complete Revolution of Zodiac Age of Egyptian Zodiac, calculated by position of signs, with Capricorn in zenith Indian Virgo Pottery under Second Cypress Forest, New Orleans Human Bones under Fourth do.. do. Upper Stalagmite Floor of Kent Cavern Cutting back of Niagara Rock Cutting back of such channels as Great Canyon of the Colerado of California, 500 miles long, with vertical side from to feet high To beginning of Glacia Period J. Croll For the continuance of do. Do. do. Lyell Egyptians gave Herodotus a List of Kings going back . . . . . ,, ,, Progression of Perihelion Phillips Revolution of Poles Growth of Coral Reefs of Florida Tenth Cypress Forest, New Orleans Earth's Cycle of Eccentricity of Orbit round Sun If Aryans of Bacria saw Southern Cross in latitude , them The Earth’s past hisotry extends over hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of years For the Geological History of Earth. 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These three cannot again occur together till . 4714 1 15 3266 DOMINICAL GOLDEN a.c BEGINNING OF REIGN OF MENES OF EGYPT. Maritte-Bey says Brugsch Lepsius . . . . Bunsen . . . . ,, . . . . ,, ,, . . . . 5004 4455 3896 3623 Probable period of Wars of and , India. SOORAS ASOORAS Jewish Flood, say Hales, Jackson, &c. Typhon generally shown as victorious, driving Gods out of Egypt and killing Osiris. The sum of all MANETHONIAN DYNASTIES shows a difference of years, varying from to . There were dynasties of years each. Christian O.T. CHRONOLOGY varies as much as years. 364 4655 5049 26 172 2115 ARYANS crossing Indus. (J. Fergusson.) 2850 CHINESE TORTOISE. ANAT Worship of Kaldians call , Queen of Heaven, Mâya; Belat, wife of Bel, Mother of the Gods, and ISHTAR, the eldest Daughter of Heaven and Earth, Passion and Love. Kaldia has two accounts of Creation. Astarte and Family, wife of Kronos and mother of Titans Darkness Pontus the Titan Belus of Babylon. Typhon or Winder Son of Kronos. ( ). . Kronos Sun His Son, Jupiter. ,, Apollo. His Nephew, Neptune. Half-brother, Mars. Son of Mars, Hercules. Brother, Osiris. Tot or Ta-autus. ( ). The Greeks gave to Astarte . . . . Phenicia and Syria. Belus . . . . Mesopotamia and Kaldia Dodus the Dodonian Jove Crete. Athene . . . . Atika Mars . . . . Thrace Dagon, or Ahsi-Eretz, or OSIRIS . . . Toth or Ta-autus . . Upper Egypt Poseidon or Neptune . Barytus. . , . . } Lower Egypt. The above signififies Faiths and Races, Light and Darkness, Summer and Winter, Osiris and Nox. Kaldians teach that from (male) and (female)—the two great principles of nature—proceeded gods and men. They produce Moymis, “the only-begotten Son,” but who has no progeny. Chaos is presided over by Ti-saiat and Ti-amut, the —a female power called Thalat-th by Berosus. Elu is father of the gods whom Zu, a wintry god, insults. Fabled Oanes. The Dragon of the Sea is called Karkar-Tiamat, Karkar being a sea-coast city. TAUTHE APASON SEA 2700 2600 2400 2300 2200 2500 ( ) Though a writer s name is often shown after a statement, it is not to be assumed that he made such dogmatically or without reserve. [ God, , . , ] There is now springing up east and west a from and to God It is taught that God hates sin and loves righteousness, and that self-denial, ascetiicism, and sacrifice please him. Some say future bliss is final or acceptance by him. BELIEF IN ONE GOD, IMMORTALITY, REVELATIONS ME- TEMPSYCHOSIS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ABSORPTION INTO HIS SPIRIT The DEVAS or Gods of the Vedas SOORYA SOMA AGNI VACH USIIAS MAROOTS PRITHVI VAYOO AP or AB NADY VRITRA AHI ASVINS PURJUNYA Sun. Moon. Fire. Speech. Dawn. Storm. Earth. Wind. Water. Stream, Darkness. Clouds. The Twins. Rain. 2100 2000 1900 1800 1700 1600 [ ] Note.—For Julian Year add or subtract from Christian. A.U.C., or Year of Rome, is First Olympiad was ., and one occurs every four years. 4174 753 776 B.C. B.C 1500 1400 1300 [ ] Note.—The same events, books, or persons, often appear several times and at wide intervals, which merely shows that some good reasons have been advanced by different authors. This is especially the case as to the Indian Epics, Abram, the Flood, &c. VIAKUNTA A HEAVEN of VISHNOO ESWÁRA AND ISA EGYPTIAN SACRED RITUAL ASSYRIAN SACRED TABLET ZOROASTER’S Birth, says Plato, after a Flood which buried the great Island of Atlantis and its Cities. Aryans mostly residing in a common Fatherland, called in Zend , in Sanskrit , or table-land of Pamir (Upa-Meru). ARYANA-VAEDJO UTURU-KURU . EGYPT a lax confederation of provinces (Bunsen). Some say I., King of Egypt, and I., King of Kaldia lived. MANETHO ALORUS Probable Age, when a language existed, out of which came Turanian, Aryan, and Shemtic tongues. Date of Egyptian Zodiac of Esne, says Drummond, but others and . The Zodiacal Year beginning Aquarius (Mill. of Facts). Social Organization of Iberians, &c. (Strabo). RHEMATIC 6450 4639 IZDOOBAR. Time of , King of Egypt, who, along with dogs, appears on Tomb of th or th century B.C. Probable time of Zoroaster (Bunsen). AUTEFAA 10 11 First Chinese Emperor Established worship at Tombs and in Temples, and himself as God’s Vicegerent FOHEE. Eclipses recorded in and and and . CHINA KRONOS JUPITER ASTARTE TYPHON BELUS versus KUDUR NANHUNDI HYKSOS KALISTHENES ALEXANDER ASHER King. Elam ravages Erek—takes Gods. Jacob goes to Egypt. Fourteenth Dynasty. Capital of kings. Asyrian Historical Era. Date of a Table stating Babylon to have been conquered by Medes (Kuths?) flourishes.* Tower of . Izdubar or Nimrod restores Kaldian Kingdom. Astronomical Observations for years— to . [(Smith) built by . From springs or , with a descendant . XIOS BABYLON BABEL NINEVEH AMON-OUPHIS FIRE PHTA HORUS 1903 2286 2280 2250 2234 Foundation of Great . (M. Dufeu.) Supposed age of the existing great cypress tree of Oaxaca, Mexico (Lyell). [ cycles begin. , Egyptian Capital of Second Dynasty. Era from which Julian period is reckoned. , say Samaritans. Spring Equinoctial colure enters Taurus. [Meydoon. Memphis, Capital of d Dynasty. Union of Upper and Lower Kingdoms. st Pyramid-. Egyptian Fourth Dynasty begins. A succeeds . Great Development of Art. I., King of Egypt. (Diog. Laertius, Phillips.) Memphis, Capital of Fourth Dynasty. King builds Twelfth Gizeh Pyramid. Stepped Pyramid of Sakara completed. Pestilence and many supernatural events (Manetho). , say Usher and Vulgate. Bovine Worship exists. PYRAMID CREATION CREATION 3 4714 4682 3 1 IS TETI MENES HEPHESTUS CEPHRENE 4862 4790 4750 4658 4450 4347 4235 4235 4004 An Egyptian Inscription of time of III. City of . , King of Nineveh. Egyptian by Kings and . or , Capital of Fifteenth Dynasty. Great inroads of Arabian Shemites. begins Astronomical Tables, which extend to ,, conquered by , Son of . Koothites settling in Ireland. and conquer India, says Metasthenes. and wear tiger-skins and have their cars drawn by tigers. Kingdoms of Subartu and Martu (in Syria). Gutim or Goim mentioned. SESOURTESEN NINUS SOOFIS JOOESOOFIS B.C. BELUS NINUS HERAKLES DIONYSUS MEMPHIS PYRAMIDS SAN ZOAN BABYLON BACCHUS OSIRIS 331 2188 2134 2124 Egypt’s Dynasties of Xoites and Shepherd Kings prominent.—Memphite Dyn. falls takes Babylon. Asyrian Empire. perished in Spain. (Sallust.)— writes Ten Books of Religious Laws. Queen , wife of Ninus, invades India. (Sir R. Phillips and others.) Her army said to be two millions strong.—Probable time of . (Haug.) Sankuniathon, the Historian. (Manetho.) (Vulgate.) , a King of Kaldia, capital Ur, and which remained so to . Very many tablets relate events beyond this period. Southern Kaldia called NINUS HERAKLES SEMIRAMIS UREK FIRST PYRAMID. TAAUTANUS ZOROASTER ABRAM. SUMIR. 1850 2080 2059 2017 TYRE OSIRIS PLUTO HADES ELAM celebrated for its dyes. (Phillips.) as Judge of Dead is shown as or or the —Winter. , King of , according to Jews, but unknown to Tablets. Knef, Neith, and Snake-worship at Esne. conquers Asyria and holds to 14th century. Tuoth-de-Danaans settle in Ireland. (Keane and others.) SHADES KEDERLAOMER EGYPT 1913 OGYGES, ILU-BA, THOTHMES, BEL-KAP-KAPU, King of Atika. (Mill. of Facts.) Flood of Ogyges of Atika. King of Asyria (Tablets) builds a “House of Salvation.” Egyptian Tombs with Doric Pillars. Beni-hassan. Egypt shuts up all her land. King of Egypt. Abysinians from Sind. and End of Hyksos—Seventeenth Dynasty. settling in pressing hard on lower Egypt. King of Asyria. Larsa becomes capital of Babylonia. EXODUS. THEBES KARNAK. ZOROSTRIANS IRAN. AITHIOPIANS 1796 1778 1768 1740 ABRAM ARGOS ASYRIAN MYLITA. ARABIAN ALITA. EGYPT JEWISH EXODUS. ABRAM circumcised. (Usher.) Rise of Phenicians. built by Inakus. , First King of Asyria, . (Tablets.) of Egypt invents Letters. Karak, capital of Kaldia. —First King of Fifth Theban Dynasty—history becomes accurate. I., Asyria, . Builds temple at Asher to Anoo and Vool. (Josephus.) King . (Usher); but no such name found in Talbets till (Smith). II., Asyria. Kuthites or Aithiopians moving everywhere. ISMA-DAGON MEMNON SAMSI VOOL TOTHMOSIS B.C. SAMSI VOOL 1850-1820 1820-1800 677 1856 1822 Temple at Edfou to Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty. Amen-Ophis or Ahmes. Pelasgi worship , , &c. or , King of Asyria. A ruling over Babylon is in Egypt , and in Greece —Reign of . Seventy-six Kingdoms send Embassy. founds Minos’ Laws. or , King of Akad. APOLLO. DOHEUS VULCAN ANUBIS KERBEROS. CHINA ATHENS. ADASI BEL-BANI BELUS KABOORA TOIWOO KERKOPS SARGINA SARGON 1640 1634 THOTHMES III. IRIHA VOOL ASHER-NADIN-AHI HELLEN CADMUS ASHER NIRARI I, ABU-DAN 1622 (Brugsch.) Zoroastrianism called Magianism in Persia. Date of Arundel Tables. , son of Abuha, is name of a witness in Babylon. (Geo. Smith.) built. has Arts and Commerical Laws. or , King of Asyria. Hamurabi conquers Babylon and holds and reign in Greece. (Parian Chron.) [for years. all over Persia. of Deukalion. Stories of Moses. King of Greece, meaning rule of Solarites. builds and gives letters. or or , King of Asyria. ISHMA-EL TATARY ARES POSEIDON ARYANS FLOOD AMOON-MAI RAMESES THEBES SESOSTRIS TOTHMES. TYRE 250 1574 1550 1532 1529 1510 Danaus at Merepthah, King of Egypt. Nineteenth Dynasty, Egypt. ’ Conquests. Oracle of (“Testimony”), symbol of Deity in and built by Phenicians. , Capital of Egypt. [Jewish Ark. , King of Asyria, . II., King of Egypt. King of Magada. of Rama destroyed. King of Asyria, . to Greece. sacrifice to and King of Behar or Magada during War of Pandoos and Kooroos. ARGOS. MOSES. THEMIS. EDUTH CADIZ IS DORIANS. AYOODYA CERES PERSIANS VENUS URANIA. RAMESES ASHER-BEL-NISISU AMENOPHIS JARASANDA, BUZUR-ASHER, SAHA-DEVA, UTICA 1450-1430 1420-1400 1480 1460 1450 1430 1426 ASHER-UBALID, MARIS NOPHERES, BEL-NIRARI BUDIL VOOL NIRARI I., HERAKLES.T SHALMANESER I., King of Asyria, . attacking Egypt. (Gladstone.) or King of Egypt. Rameses II., or . , the flourishing capital of Phenicians. , King of Aysria, . Ethiopia conquered by Egypt. , King of Asyria, . Lybians and Akaians attacking Egypt. (Gladstone.) Trojan War. now under Asyria. [ . emples to Medinel Abou of Egypt. King of Asyria, , builds a palace. Nineveh. 1400-1370 1394-1328 1407-1341 1370-1350 1350-1330 1330 -1300 1300-1270 KITA SIDON BABYLON VULCAN. . according to many authors. Rama-ites putting down Dravidians. Dominance of Solar Faiths. Oracle of in Greece. Phenicians flourish. Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty. reigns in Athens. Pythian Games instituted. . Asyria conquers Egypt. Accurate Egyptian history. Athens dedicated to Athene. Lunar Zodiac— carried to , . (Parian Chron.) Gladstone says to . Ninip-bal Asher. Dynasty destroyed—King of China to Korea. I. of Egypt. 1250 1270-1240 1240-1220 1285 1345 RAMESES II, THESEUS TIGULTI-NINIP I., BEL-KUDUR-UZUR SETHOS APOLLO INDIA. HELEN TROY. TROJAN WAR. SHANG 1300 1260 1234 1218 CREATION CREATION SYENE CREATION ERA , according to . (Josephus). I. reigned in Egypt (M. Dufeu); Abydos or Abu-this his capital. Perihelion crossed Equator N. to S. (Phillips.) Date of well being under the Tropic. fixed by Ecunemical Council of Constantinople in Abysinian and Alexandrian Era of Creation. (Com. Alex, ) , say Hales, Poole, and Talmud. Era adopted by Sept. Translators. Babylonian Historical Era—a Tablet of . (Sir H. Rawlinson, following Berossus.) Probable rise of ’s Egyptian Kings (Mariette Bey.) Capital of Egypt. MANETHO MENES A.C. A.C. MANETHO 5688 381 362 5390 2280 CREATION THINIS 5800 5641 5600 5550 5509 5493 5344 5150 6521 6200 IS MEMPHIS SETH’S ETHIOPIANS , Capital of Fifth Dynasty. Northern Hemisphere dry. (Phillips.) said by some to be founded by . (Osburn.) birth. Elephantine or Sixth Egyptian Dynasty. I., King of Egypt. (Dikæarchus, Phillips.) Fifth Dynasty and use of in Egypt. (Col. Vyse). ruling world—great in Religion and Art, especially in Egypt. MENES HEPHESTUS IRON 3950 3890 3870 3712 3690 HELIOS AND OURANOS WORSHIP KRONOS IS DAGON OSIRIS—TATUS TOTH HINDOO ERA . An Inscription in Soosiana by Koothites. (Baldwin.) , a predecessor of early Menes, King of Egypt. (Mill. of Facts.) , a Capital of Tenth Dynasty. invents Plough. Sothic Cycle. Flood. (Josephus.) or . Planets named—Hieroglyphs—Priests—Arts. Jupiter, Son of , reigns in Crete, and his brother in Babylon. of Kaliyoog begins—Hephestus or Fire. Egypt. KRONOS BELUS 3101 3180 3179 3160 3146 3130 Age of flint implements (Dates and Data). Beginning of most ancient kings, as Alorus of Kaldia, taking Berosus’ kings at an average of years from Sargon of Asyria. , “several thousand years before Moses,” says Pliny. , according to Septuagint (Mill. of Facts); but , says Syncellus. The so-called of Berosus, at the close of the reign of his early kings. Third month and twenty-fifth day is the very exact date of given by Julius Africanus, the Greek Churches and many early Fathers, and called the Many say that at . marked “ ,” and , the . History carried up to this by Indians whom Alexander met. Beginning of Native Kings of Egypt (Diod. Sic.) 318 24 5872 5900 5700 10 5508 9 1 5369 5040 CREATION FLOOD ERA OF CONSTANTINOPLE. CREATION A.M P.M the fall of Adam promise of Christ Some probably moving south to India and Western Asia. , the Civilising Chief of Central Asia; from him possibly the Jewish Josephus says he was years before the Exodus, but his figures taken in detail give . as at Abu-this, from which came the “table of Abydos” and Oracular Temple to Ptah, “the Revealer” and Fecundator, Memphis. Medical Works and a regular Ritual for the Dead in Egypt. ARYANS ALORUS ADAM. CREATION. TEMPLE OF OSIRIS 4053 5759 B.C N.B.—The names given in the body to these PRIME ROOTS or BASES of faiths are not here placed chronologically. This occurs lower down, as history permits us to trace these ROOTS. This horizontal band, here dividing the downward streams, represents a break in the continuity of the streams, and places the objects standing at the head of the streams in a far remote and unknown period, with names that gradually developed in all lands and amongst all peoples. 3400 3369 Some writers place this as age of Great Pyramid. Date of the Chinese Patriarch , “the Resplendent One,” “Adam, or Great Male.” Worship of Mountains, Rivers, Wells, and Caves. TAE-HAOU HINDOOS ARYANS had determined mean motions of Saturn and Jupiter (Mill. of Facts.) Krishna, King of Dwaraka in Goozerat, said to have died. (William’s Indian Epics.) in Southern India. (Strange’s .) 3100 3100 3000 Legends of Old Testament 2990 2950 353 Giants or Nephelim, says Old Testament. Some say Wars of and in Upper India. birth. (Usher.) Rama, the Sun chief, worships the Lingam. (Wheeler’s Hist. of India, ii. .) or Aleti, probably study husbandmen. (Phillips.) Serpent-worshipping races ruling over most of world. About this time, say some, Kronos divided Europe and Western Asia between his children. He founded Etruria. PANDOOS KOOROOS NOAH’S TITANS 2605 ABRAM’S ADAM birth, according to Samartian Bible and the Septuagint (Phillips.) is worshipped. (Gregorie.) Kaldians call the angels of heaven , and earthly angels -Naki. They say earth is peopled with genii, of which Sedu, Gallu, &c., are prominent.) to is Soora-Pater, or Theön-hupatos—Sun, Father, or Ruler of Gods. IGEGE ANUN SANSKRITARYANS INDIA INDRA . Kaldians call Sin, the Moon God of Ur, Brightness; Merodak of Babylon, Prince of Gods—Lord of Briths; Shamas of Larsa and Sipara, Judge of Heaven and Earth ; Nirgal of Kootha, God of War ; Ninip of Nippor, Destroyer of the Wicked. is the Rainccloud and then Darkness. Serpent Worship all over Kabool Valley. Birth of Zohak, Serpent King. Period of Rishis, as Manoo (not the lawgiver), Brigoo, Angeras, Atarvan, &c., “Gods” and “Friends of God,” and “Sons of God.” Indra overcomes the Rakshasas, as does a later Jove the “The Key-note of all Religions” now struck. (Müller’s A.S. Lit., .) Date of . (Haug.) Dravidian Indians, probably pushed south by Aryans, drive out aboriginal tribes. Both Dravidians and Central Indians supposed to be of Central Asian extraction, but of a very remote date. VRITRA TITANS. 538 RIG-VEDA The Trinity of Kaldia is Anoo, Bel, and Hea—Sky, Sun, and Fire—Water. is a Universal Creator. (Eusebius.) , Primeval Mother, same as Anat, Beltis, or Ishtar. Chinese Annals of the Tortiose said to be years old.— writing. Emperor receives a from South. Phallic Faith KNEF MAYA KALDIAN 1000 Cuniform Long-robed People YAO SUN PHALLIC RIGVEDA. AVATARS PUT and Worship everywhere. —Merchant Ships of a hundred oars crowd the Eastern seas. Rise of or Incarnations of God. Prayers for Dead in Egypt. (Bunsen.) A Hell for eternal punishment unknown. (Sanskrit Texts, v. .) The Creator cures and accepts his children and is their friend. a place of punishment. Berosus puts here. Aryans again descending on India. 2259 302 ZOROASTER SHEMITES SOLARITES DRAGONITES. of Arabia moving North-East and West. The in Mesopotamia trying to destroy Diospolites rise. (Usher.) Also Herakleopolites of Fourth and Fifth Egyptian Dynasties. worshipped in Egypt, as the Rising and the Setting Sun. th October , the Chinese record an Eclipse. and —Heaven and Earth— and , Parents of the Gods. established. The cow Timou worshipped as Venus. call Indians Dasyus. PHRE RA ATMOU DYAUS PRITHVI OURANOS GAIA SIKYONIA ARYANS 13 2127 Egypt teaches of a Hell or Hades—Amentes. This or ealier, probable age of Babylonian Flood legends as read on tablets. Chinese Creed becomes Monotheistic. (Rev. C. Gutzlaff.) [Geo. Smith. say Dionysus now conquers Ethiopia and India, going by water. abounding all over Northern India. Sami-Rãmeses of India, the possible of Asia Minor. is Egyptian Khem, his symbol the Lingam. Anoo of Babylon has a Sacred Grove and ,, Phta. Kaldia speaks of a god who dwells in Hades. ,, Knef. move down from Panjab among Central Indian and Dravidian Races of South India. Sumir and Akad form one Babylonian empire. Babylonian Bel is also called Elu, who has as Sakti (Queen) Ishtar. She is also called wife of Dumuzi or Tamuz (Sun) King of Erek. (Geo. Smith.) GREEKS ARYANS SEMIRAMIS SIVA TREE OF LIFE AGNI NER BRAHMA ARYANS . VISVA-DEVAS ARYANS HASTINAPOOR ARYAN , certain Gods or Genii. All worshipping their Ancestors, and offering sacrifices, food, and oblations at their shrines or graves. Do. burning the dead and putting ashes in urns. Sacred wood used for the pyres; black cows and goats are sacrificed. , capital of a powerful Kingdom. (Upham.) VEDAS AYOODYA ATARVA-VEDA RIVERS in their present form, according to Prof. Whitney. , a great city. Probable time of Ram yana scenes, also of wars at Hastinapoor, mentioned in Mah bh r ta. —for Bishops—also for Prayers and Sacrifices. Great Festivals at Winter Solstice common, Parents Worshipped by Children; all Superiors by Inferiors; cattle and tools adorned and honoured. Great Festivals at Vernal Solstice common. Devoted to rejoicings and lasciviousness. are adored as Gods, and people go to be purified by bathing in or being sprinkled by their waters. They are female, and denote fertility. â â ââ Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. (Usher.) Babylonian Festival of , in which masters serve their servants. Egyptians say the dead go to , where now presides. and both worship the Lingam and Yoni. Anoo and Anat, Bel and Beltis, everywhere prominent. or Era ends. MANTRA Era begins, with Moral, Social, and Ecclesiastical Laws. (II.) —Hymns for Sacrifices. The (III.) SAKEA AMENTI OSIRIS VISHOO SIVA VEDIC KANDAS YAGUR-VEDA SAMA-VEDA Babylonian inscriptions now become much bolder and clearer. is the Venus of Heaven, same as , is the God of War. is Pan. , Wealth. is the Hill of God—Heaven. Sargon found in a cradle of bulrushes on Euphrates. , commonly called or , the Supreme God, same as , called Painless Tree of Life and Knowledge. Akadian ceases to be a spoken language in Babylonia: Records being translated into Shemitic. (Sayce.) REMBA INDRA’S ISIS SKANDA PAVANA KOOVERA MEROO SIVA ISWARA ESWARA OSIRIS. HOMA Babylon ruled from this till 1300 by foreigners, usually called Arabs, and Kings of Sumir and Akad, or Lower and Upper Baby- lonia. Capitals still Ur, Karak, Larsa, and Akad. Only in this century is Shemitic language in use. (Sayce.) The , containing the , , Zohok or Dozook of Kabool Valley mentioned. and not mentioned in Zendavesta ; neither Persis nor Persians. Egypt uses the civil year of days, called Tho-this, or Dog-star. Abydos Tablet shows offerings made to ancestors. ZENDAVASTA YASNA VESPERED VINDIDAD. THEBES MEMPHIS 365 Hebrews said to leave Egypt. Hellenes of Greece believe in One Universal Deity. (Pritchard, Egyptian Mythology, .) Death of th Jain Tirtankâra. Vindidad says King Jamshed built his city in a land of six months light and six months darkness. Deu-kal-ion called father of Greek Hellenes. Some writers place in their present form as low as this. Pandoo and Kooroo War. (Cunningham.) and its Religions in full vigour from to . (Gladstone.) th and th Dynasties. 36 1434 24 1600 1100 18 19 ARYAN UPANISHADS. VEDAS BRAHMÂNAS THEBES . Some place Wars of and described in Mah bh rata of d century. An Egyptian poem likens a chief to the great Asyrian hunter Kazartu. (Smith.) Pandoo and Kooroo War. (Professor Wilson.) , the Egyptian King. (Gladstone.) Sanskrit to and Lunar to India. proselytising East Coast of India. An oppressive Phallic faith. Mah bh rata or Wars of Lunar at Athens. PANDOOS KOOROOS JEWISH EXODUS. ARYANS EUROPE BRAHMANISIM ARYANS. ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES â â â â 3 MEREPTHAH Fervent worship of Asher all over Euphrates and Tigris Valleys. His temple is called “The Mountain of the World,” and is enriched by Shalmaneser. Probable time of Conquest of Lanka or Ceylon by or is now the God of Wisdom—the Eastern —a Male Sophia, son of Parvati, the Hindoo Isis. Egypt, Greece, and all Asia burning , called Ro-t-amenti, Judge of Dead and Hell; the Greek Radamanthus. Epic. Vindidad anterior to this. (Haug.) RAMA SOLARITES. GANESA JANUS SACRED FIRE. OSIRIS RAMAYANA NYSA or NUSA IS HEAVEN HALF MAN and HALF LION NÁRASIMVA the FOURTH AVATÁR

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A STUDENT’S SYNCHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD

Accompaniment to

RIVERS OF LIFE OR FAITHS OF MAN IN ALL LANDS .

“THE REAL HISTORY OF MAN, IS THE HISTORY OF RELIGION, HIS ATTEMPTS TO KNOW, TO SERVE, AND TO LOVE HIS GOD”

THERE HAS BEEN NO ENTIRELY NEW RELIGION FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE WORLD

BY

MAJOR GENERAL FORLONG, F.R.G.S. F.R.S.E. M.A.I. &c. &c.

OBJECTS OF WORSHIP, DEITIES, INCARNATIONS, AND FAITH STREAMS

EXPLANATION OF COLOURS.

TREE

PHALLIC

SERPENT

FIRE

SUN

ANCESTOR

THEISM

BIBLES

GREEN

YELLOW

GREY

CARMINE

PINK

SEPIA

RED

BLUE

WORSHIP OF FETISHES

TREE WORSHIP

& CHARMS EVERYWHERE

LINGAM & YONI

SUN

HELIOS

WHEELOF LIFE

FIRE

CREATIVE VIGOR

WARMTH

FIRE of GOD

FIRE of the SUN

BEL BAL BA - ALTHE SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

MITRASOURCE of ALL

FERTILITY CREATIVE HEAT

BELUS

MENVES

ASH

AISH

ESH

AGNI

SERPENTor

PHALLIC FAITHS

WORSHIP OF FERTILITY

ISWAR & ISA

AM ON

OSIR & ISHA

OSIRIS & ISISHESIRI MENAPIS

ALA & ALITAALPHA OMEGA

AL & OM

AR or RA & ATHOR

MITRA & MYLITA

IL or EL ELOHIM

ADÃM & ADÃMA

ADMI EVAA & N

NER, NAR, NIN

BET ELSor the

FORM or ABODE

OF EL

TAURUS - APIS

AGNUS-DEISERPENS

SERAPHIM

SCORPIO

PASSION

FERTILE FORCE

CREATIVE FORCE

PYTHON

TYPHON

HOA or HEA

HEPHAISTUSor

ILIOUN

ILUS

MOUNTAIN WORSHIP EVERYWHERE

OURANUS

&

GE

LINGAITES & YONITES PANDOOS & KOOROOS

NAGA or SERPENT

ATMÁN or SPIRIT OF LIFE

BAITULIAor

SUN-STONESeverywherecommon.KRONUS

THE DODONIAN

DYAUS

GENERATIVE WILL

ANIMAL WORSHIP EVERYWHERE

THE TWELVE GREAT GODS OF

KALDIA EVERYWHERE IN ONE FORM or ANOTHER

DYUSKY

ANAT

KNEF

ANOO

BELTIS

INDRA SKY, BRIGHTNESS

ISHTÁR NÃTS or SPIRITS

THESELF-EXISTENT

HOMA

VAROON or WATERSABOVE AND ON EARTH

SOMA

MITHRA-SUNINDRA

AGNI ATMAN ATMOS or ATMOSPHERE

PHTA

AMONor

HAMON

PHREor

KEM THE HOLY SPIRIT OR BREATH

HEAVEN called SWERGA

BEL - SUN

NEITH

AMON NEU OR NUMIS, THE RAMHEADED

DAGONAMON

ASHERAPIS

ORMAZDREMBA AUM

OMCHNOPHIS

MOUT CHONS

THEMI

ZOROASTER

THE MÀTCH or FISH 1 AVATÁRST

PÁVANA or BÁVANA

FIRE

BELUS

ANCESTOR WORSHIP

WARS OF JOVEVITES & TITANITES OF SOLAR AND LUNAR WORSHIPPERS

EARTHWATER

URANIA

VENUS

EARTH

MITRA ALITTA

ADONIS

NEITH

LOVE

BUBASTIS

SIVAIK RA HAKE orSATURN

ASHTAROTH

HEAVENSAKTIS or

CONSORTS OF GODSVARÁHA

orBOAR THIRD AVATÁR

MYLITADAGONor FISHOSIRIS ISIS, HORUS,

or ORUS

VEDA

ZEND

AVESTA

NISROCH NEBO

ATHYR or VENUS

YÁMA YIMATVASHRTI or VULCAN

BAAL-ZEBUBBRÀHM A SOLAR GOD

BRAHMA

RUDRA or SIVAVISHNOO

TMOU COWTHE SACRED

AMENTES or HADES

NEBO

NEPTE

NINUP RIMMON

KOORMA or TURTLE SECOND AVATÁR

1200 1200

ASHER and ISTAR

MAHA- DEVASIVA & SIVI

ASTARTE ISHTÁR

ASHÉRA

JANUS

ASTORETH

SABAOTHAM-ONJUPITER

HERAIO-

JUNO

AGATHODEMONDIONYSUS

ADONISMILKOM

TOTH or MERCURY

THE LINGA in ARGAor SRI-LINGAMAHA-DEVA

LINGAM

KAILÁSA the HINDOOHEAVEN

MOLEK orMELKARTH

JAVHEH, EDUTH

ALEIM orELOHIM

theMALE & FEMALE

or THE “TESTIMONY”a SYMBOL of

YAHVEH

CERES, SIDIVENUS, BACCHUS

RA or RAM

LOGOS

CHEMOSH

ZEUS

HERAKLES or HERCULES

SHADAI

THE SAKOTH BENOTH

OSIRIS orOSER

OPS or RHEA

CHIUN or KIUN.

VULCAN

“THE SHEDDER” or the HINDOO INDRA

RO-T-AMENTIASER, or

A-ESHADAM

ASMODEUSof Z. AVESTA

WAMÁNA(THE DWARF)

DYAUS

SKY

POOROOSHOO-RAM SIXTH AVATÁR

THE TRINITY or TRIMOORTI

RAMA the SEVENTH AVATÁR

FIFTH AVATÁR

AESH is MADEVA

PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS, CITIES, AND LEADING RELIGIOUSEVENTS, HISTORICAL AND MYTHICAL.

YEARSB.C.

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Flourishing Communities and Remains of Man (Dates and Data, p. to ).4 27

Legendary Rise of or Sun-Worshippers, not the “Semetics” of Philology.SHEMITES

Annals of go back to this (Dates and Data).SAIS

Priests of give this as date of Memphic Kings (Plato)..SAIS

Human remains in Coral, Florida (Professor Agassis).

Highlands of Northern Hemisphere becoming habitable.

Burnt Brick and Pottery at Memphis (Dates and Data).

Date of (Dupuis).INDIAN ZODIAC

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Koothites or Cuthites thought to have preceded Shemites, ., driven by a cyclical changeand deluge from North.—Egyptians claim to Hephestus, and from Menes toSethon. The Zoroastrian sect say that a cyclical deluge took place everyto years. Egypt claims . says Herodotus, who was showneffigies of Priests going back generations from Sethos, Priest of Vulcan, .

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DESATIR OF MEHABIANB.C

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Memphis, a Capital of Seventh Dynasty.

Some Writers here put Foundation of Egyptian Monrachy.

In Egypt Phthah, or Vulcan, or Hephestus. Fire-Worship. (Mill. of Facts).

FLOOD ISof Septuagint. (Phillips.) , a Capital of Eighth Dynasty, .3043

Egyptians call themselves , “the Race of Men,” .RUT-TUMMU par excellence

3290

3258

Herakleopolis Capital of Ninth Dynasty.

DELUGE. (Syncellus and Julius Africanus.)

Jemsheed (Bailly); if so Persepolis invents cycle of years.1440

The Southern Cross hid to Northern Europe.

Hindoo Tables, very accurate and ancient. (Strange.)

Egyptian Pictures of Asiatics and Negroes. Ben-Hasan’s tomb built.3064

BABYLON built. (Philo Byblius.) Egyptian Dynasty of D. Siculus begins.

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2950

FLOOD THEBES(Samaritan Bible.) , a Capital of Eleventh Dynasty.2994 ,

Empire of and . (Phillips.) Iron in China.OURANOS GE

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2850

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BELUS ATLASaccused of scaling Heaven. , Son of Ouranos and Ge.

Jewish Writers say “Sons of God marry Daughters of Men.”

War of Titans, or Gods and Men, Lingamites and Yonites.

Zodiacal Year beginning with Aquarius.

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MENES begins to reign. (Phillips, agreeing with Champollion.)A Menes, say many writers. Obelisk at .ON

Egypt’s Twelfth Dynasty ruling at .— say some.IS OSIRTASEN

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Egyptian Labyrinth

CHINESE Cycle.

PYRAMIDS, say some writers..

HWANGTI, Emperor of China, said to be first historical.

Rise of Thirteenth Egyptian Dynasty. Capital , some say .ABYDOS IS

ABRAM. (Josephus, from Mill. of Facts.).

ARYANS TURANIANSrising over , probably Cuthites or Aithiopians.

Nimrod is Belus, says Hales, and probably Asher, the Lingam.

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AFGHANS KOFES, known as the on Kooba River, Zohoks or Doozok’s Country.

CHINAUR EREK

, an Empire with Animal Worship. Babylonian authentic history beings. Followinggreat cities known with a complete Theogony and Thelogy: or , Akad,Kootha, Kalneh, Larsa, Borsipa, Babel, Nipoor, Sipara, Kisu, Asher, Nineveh, Eridu,Resen, Kala, Reho-Bothair, Gangana, Harish-Kalama, Amarda, &c.

CHINESE Cycle and Zodiac fixed.

Some Races expel Kooths, probably other Skooths, from Babylon.SKYTHIC2460

2450

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Birth of , says Usher. Elamites overrun Babylon. (Geo. Smith.)SHEM

The Two King reigning in Egypt.SOOPHI

EGYPT PHENICIAand mentioned in ancient histories.

Egypt’s Dynasty of Elephantites rise. Worship of Elephas.

Chinese Astronomers. , Emperor. A free written language and metal coinage.YAHO

FLOOD of Ogyges. founds Asyria.ASHER

Do. Genesis. (Usher and Vulgate.)

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2348

CHINA has a Board of Astronomers under Emperor .YAO

THEBES built by King Pharoahs in Memphis (Josephus.)OSMANOYAS.

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YEARSB.C.

PRINCIPAL MATTERS IN BIBLES, THEOLOGICAL WORKS, DOGMAS, MISSIONS,LANUGAGES, &c.

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Greeks give Leaders of the Wars of Gods and Titansmostly thus:—

Fetish-like objects, with fossil man, long anterior to this (Dates and Data.)

Beginning of reigns of Babylonian kings, which Sargon's tablet of B.C. says preceded him.350 700

9085 Kings of Egypt traced back to this by Bunsen.

DATA TOWARDS CALCULATING THE AGE OF THE WORLD, FROM NATURAL PHENOMENA, &c.

Accumulation of Sand and Mud, Memphis Lyell Years required

A Complete Revolution of Zodiac

Age of Egyptian Zodiac, calculated by position of signs,

with Capricorn in zenith

Indian Virgo

Pottery under Second Cypress Forest, New Orleans

Human Bones under Fourth do.. do.

Upper Stalagmite Floor of Kent Cavern

Cutting back of Niagara Rock

Cutting back of such channels as Great Canyon of the Colerado of California, 500 miles long, with

vertical side from to feet high

To beginning of Glacia Period J. Croll

For the continuance of do.

Do. do. Lyell

Egyptians gave Herodotus a List of Kings going back . . . . . ,, ,,

Progression of Perihelion Phillips

Revolution of Poles

Growth of Coral Reefs of Florida

Tenth Cypress Forest, New Orleans

Earth's Cycle of Eccentricity of Orbit round Sun

If Aryans of Bacria saw Southern Cross in latitude , them

The Earth’s past hisotry extends over hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of years

For the Geological History of Earth.

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100,000,000

,, ,, Millions.

Pelusium and Isthmus drying.

The year is st year of Solar Cycle, or the

letter; of the Meteoric or Moon Cycle,

the number; and the Cycle of Indication or

Roman taxation period, lasting years. These three

cannot again occur together till .

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15

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DOMINICAL

GOLDEN

a.c

BEGINNING OF REIGN OF MENES OF EGYPT.Maritte-Bey says

Brugsch

Lepsius . . . .

Bunsen

. . . .,, . . . .,,,, . . . .

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Probable period of Wars of and , India.SOORAS ASOORAS

Jewish Flood, say Hales, Jackson, &c.

Typhon generally shown as victorious, driving Gods out

of Egypt and killing Osiris.

The sum of all MANETHONIAN DYNASTIES shows a

difference of years, varying from to . There were

dynasties of years each. Christian O.T. CHRONOLOGY

varies as much as years.

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26 172

2115

ARYANS crossing Indus. (J. Fergusson.)

2850 CHINESE TORTOISE.ANAT

Worship ofKaldians call , Queen of Heaven, Mâya; Belat, wife of Bel, Mother

of the Gods, and ISHTAR, the eldest Daughter of Heavenand Earth, Passion and Love. Kaldia has two accounts ofCreation.

Astarte and Family, wife ofKronos and mother of

Titans DarknessPontus the TitanBelus of Babylon.Typhon or Winder

Son of Kronos.

( )..

Kronos SunHis Son, Jupiter.

,, Apollo.His Nephew, Neptune.

Half-brother, Mars.Son of Mars, Hercules.

Brother, Osiris.Tot or Ta-autus.

( ).

The Greeks gave to

Astarte . . . . Phenicia and Syria.Belus . . . . Mesopotamia and KaldiaDodus the Dodonian Jove Crete.Athene . . . . AtikaMars . . . . ThraceDagon, or Ahsi-Eretz, or

OSIRIS . . .Toth or Ta-autus . . Upper EgyptPoseidon or Neptune . Barytus.

.,

..

} Lower Egypt.

The above signififies Faiths and Races, Light and

Darkness, Summer and Winter, Osiris and Nox.

Kaldians teach that from (male) and (female)—the two great principles of nature—proceeded gods and men.They produce Moymis, “the only-begotten Son,” but who has no progeny. Chaos is presided over by Ti-saiat andTi-amut, the —a female power called Thalat-th by Berosus. Elu is father of the gods whom Zu, a wintry god,insults. Fabled Oanes. The Dragon of the Sea is called Karkar-Tiamat, Karkar being a sea-coast city.

TAUTHE APASON

SEA

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( ’

)

Though a writer s name is often shown after a statement, it is

not to be assumed that he made such dogmatically or without

reserve.

[God,

, .

, ]

There is now springing up east and west a

from

and to God

It is taught that God hates sin and loves righteousness, and

that self-denial, ascetiicism, and sacrifice please him.

Some say future bliss is final

or acceptance by him.

BELIEF IN ONE

GOD, IMMORTALITY, REVELATIONS ME-TEMPSYCHOSIS PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

ABSORPTION INTO HIS

SPIRIT

The DEVAS or Gods of

the Vedas

SOORYASOMAAGNIVACHUSIIASMAROOTSPRITHVIVAYOOAP or ABNADYVRITRAAHIASVINSPURJUNYA

Sun.Moon.Fire.Speech.Dawn.Storm.Earth.Wind.Water.Stream,Darkness.Clouds.The Twins.Rain.

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Note.—For Julian Year add orsubtract from Christian.A.U.C., or Year of Rome, is

First Olympiad was., and one occurs every four

years.

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Note.—The same events, books, or persons, oftenappear several times and at wide intervals,which merely shows that some good reasonshave been advanced by different authors. Thisis especially the case as to the Indian Epics,Abram, the Flood, &c.

VIAKUNTA A HEAVEN of VISHNOO

ESWÁRA AND ISA

EGYPTIAN

SACRED

RITUAL

ASSYRIAN

SACRED

TABLET

ZOROASTER’S Birth, says Plato, after a Flood which buried the great Island of Atlantisand its Cities.

Aryans mostly residing in a common Fatherland, called in Zend , inSanskrit , or table-land of Pamir (Upa-Meru).

ARYANA-VAEDJOUTURU-KURU .

EGYPT a lax confederation of provinces (Bunsen). Some say I., King ofEgypt, and I., King of Kaldia lived.

MANETHO

ALORUS

Probable Age, when a language existed, out of which came Turanian, Aryan,and Shemtic tongues.

Date of Egyptian Zodiac of Esne, says Drummond, but others and .

The Zodiacal Year beginning Aquarius (Mill. of Facts).

Social Organization of Iberians, &c. (Strabo).

RHEMATIC

6450 4639

IZDOOBAR.

Time of , King of Egypt, who, along with dogs, appears on Tomb of th or thcentury B.C. Probable time of Zoroaster (Bunsen).

AUTEFAA 10 11

First Chinese Emperor Established worship at Tombs and in Temples, andhimself as God’s Vicegerent

FOHEE.

Eclipses recorded in — and andand .

CHINA KRONOS JUPITER ASTARTE TYPHONBELUS

versus

KUDUR NANHUNDI

HYKSOS

KALISTHENES ALEXANDER

ASHER

King. Elam ravages Erek—takes Gods.Jacob goes to Egypt. Fourteenth Dynasty. Capital of kings.Asyrian Historical Era. Date of a Table stating Babylon to have been conquered by Medes

(Kuths?)flourishes.* Tower of . Izdubar or Nimrod restores Kaldian Kingdom.

Astronomical Observations for years— to . [(Smith)built by .

From springs or , with a descendant .

XIOS

BABYLON BABEL

NINEVEHAMON-OUPHIS FIRE PHTA HORUS

1903

2286

2280

2250

2234

Foundation of Great . (M. Dufeu.)Supposed age of the existing great cypress tree of Oaxaca, Mexico (Lyell). [ cycles begin.

, Egyptian Capital of Second Dynasty. Era from which Julian period is reckoned., say Samaritans. Spring Equinoctial colure enters Taurus. [Meydoon.

Memphis, Capital of d Dynasty. Union of Upper and Lower Kingdoms. st Pyramid-.Egyptian Fourth Dynasty begins. A succeeds . Great Development of Art.

I., King of Egypt. (Diog. Laertius, Phillips.)Memphis, Capital of Fourth Dynasty. King builds Twelfth Gizeh Pyramid.Stepped Pyramid of Sakara completed. Pestilence and many supernatural events (Manetho).

, say Usher and Vulgate. Bovine Worship exists.

PYRAMID

CREATION

CREATION

3

4714

4682

3 1

IS

TETI MENESHEPHESTUS

CEPHRENE

4862

4790

4750

4658

4450

4347

4235

4235

4004

An Egyptian Inscription of time of III.City of . , King of Nineveh.Egyptian by Kings and . or , Capital of

Fifteenth Dynasty. Great inroads of Arabian Shemites.begins Astronomical Tables, which extend to

,, conquered by , Son of . Koothites settling in Ireland.and conquer India, says Metasthenes.and wear tiger-skins and have their cars drawn by tigers.

Kingdoms of Subartu and Martu (in Syria). Gutim or Goim mentioned.

SESOURTESEN

NINUS

SOOFIS JOOESOOFIS

B.C.BELUS NINUS

HERAKLES DIONYSUS

MEMPHISPYRAMIDS SAN ZOAN

BABYLON

BACCHUS OSIRIS

331

2188

2134

2124

Egypt’s Dynasties of Xoites and Shepherd Kings prominent.—Memphite Dyn. fallstakes Babylon. Asyrian Empire.

perished in Spain. (Sallust.)— writes Ten Books of Religious Laws.Queen , wife of Ninus, invades India. (Sir R. Phillips and others.) Her army

said to be two millions strong.—Probable time of . (Haug.)Sankuniathon, the Historian. (Manetho.) (Vulgate.) , a King of Kaldia,

capital Ur, and which remained so to . Very many tablets relate events beyondthis period. Southern Kaldia called

NINUS

HERAKLES

SEMIRAMIS

UREK

FIRST PYRAMID.TAAUTANUS

ZOROASTERABRAM.

SUMIR.1850

2080

2059

2017

TYRE

OSIRIS PLUTO HADES

ELAM

celebrated for its dyes. (Phillips.)

as Judge of Dead is shown as or or the —Winter.

, King of , according to Jews, but unknown to Tablets.

Knef, Neith, and Snake-worship at Esne.

conquers Asyria and holds to 14th century.

Tuoth-de-Danaans settle in Ireland. (Keane and others.)

SHADES

KEDERLAOMER

EGYPT

1913

OGYGES,

ILU-BA,

THOTHMES,

BEL-KAP-KAPU,

King of Atika.(Mill. of Facts.)

Flood of Ogyges of Atika.King of Asyria (Tablets) builds a “House of Salvation.”

Egyptian Tombs with Doric Pillars. Beni-hassan. Egypt shuts up all her land.King of Egypt. Abysinians from Sind. and

End of Hyksos—Seventeenth Dynasty.settling in pressing hard on lower Egypt.

King of Asyria. Larsa becomes capital of Babylonia.

EXODUS.

THEBES KARNAK.

ZOROSTRIANS IRAN. AITHIOPIANS

1796

1778

1768

1740

ABRAMARGOS ASYRIAN MYLITA. ARABIAN ALITA.

EGYPT

JEWISH EXODUS. ABRAM

circumcised. (Usher.) Rise of Phenicians.built by Inakus.

, First King of Asyria, . (Tablets.)of Egypt invents Letters. Karak, capital of Kaldia.

—First King of Fifth Theban Dynasty—history becomes accurate.I., Asyria, . Builds temple at Asher to Anoo and Vool.

(Josephus.) King . (Usher); but no suchname found in Talbets till (Smith).

II., Asyria. Kuthites or Aithiopians moving everywhere.

ISMA-DAGON

MEMNON

SAMSI VOOL

TOTHMOSIS

B.C.SAMSI VOOL

1850-1820

1820-1800

677

1856

1822

Temple at Edfou to Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty. Amen-Ophis or Ahmes.Pelasgi worship , , &c.

or , King of Asyria.A ruling over Babylon

is in Egypt , and in Greece—Reign of . Seventy-six Kingdoms send Embassy.

founds Minos’ Laws. or , King of Akad.

APOLLO.

DOHEUS VULCAN

ANUBIS KERBEROS.

CHINA

ATHENS.

ADASI BEL-BANI

BELUS

KABOORA

TOIWOO

KERKOPS SARGINA SARGON

1640

1634

– THOTHMES III.

IRIHA VOOL ASHER-NADIN-AHI

HELLEN

CADMUS

ASHER NIRARI I, ABU-DAN

1622 (Brugsch.)Zoroastrianism called Magianism in Persia. Date of Arundel Tables.

, son of Abuha, is name of a witness in Babylon. (Geo. Smith.)built. has Arts and Commerical Laws.

or , King of Asyria. Hamurabi conquers Babylon and holdsand reign in Greece. (Parian Chron.) [for years.

all over Persia. of Deukalion. Stories of Moses.— King of Greece, meaning rule of Solarites.

builds and gives letters. oror , King of Asyria.

ISHMA-ELTATARY

ARES POSEIDONARYANS FLOODAMOON-MAI RAMESES

THEBES SESOSTRIS TOTHMES.

TYRE

250

1574

1550

1532

1529

1510

Danaus at Merepthah, King of Egypt. Nineteenth Dynasty, Egypt.’ Conquests. Oracle of (“Testimony”), symbol of Deity in

and built by Phenicians. , Capital of Egypt. [Jewish Ark., King of Asyria, .

II., King of Egypt.King of Magada. of Rama destroyed.

King of Asyria, .to Greece. sacrifice to and

King of Behar or Magada during War of Pandoos and Kooroos.

ARGOS. MOSES.THEMIS. EDUTH

CADIZ ISDORIANS.

AYOODYA

CERES PERSIANS VENUS URANIA.

RAMESES

ASHER-BEL-NISISU

AMENOPHIS

JARASANDA,BUZUR-ASHER,

SAHA-DEVA,

UTICA

1450-1430

1420-1400

1480

1460

1450

1430

1426

ASHER-UBALID,

MARIS MÈNOPHERES,BEL-NIRARI

BUDIL

VOOL NIRARI I.,

HERAKLES. TSHALMANESER I.,

King of Asyria, .attacking Egypt. (Gladstone.)

or King of Egypt. Rameses II., or ., the flourishing capital of Phenicians. , King of Aysria, .

Ethiopia conquered by Egypt. , King of Asyria, .Lybians and Akaians attacking Egypt. (Gladstone.) Trojan War.

now under Asyria. [ .emples to Medinel Abou of Egypt.

King of Asyria, , builds a palace. Nineveh.

1400-1370

1394-1328 1407-1341

1370-1350

1350-1330

1330 -1300

1300-1270

KITA

SIDON

BABYLONVULCAN.

– . according to many authors.Rama-ites putting down Dravidians. Dominance of Solar Faiths.Oracle of in Greece. Phenicians flourish. Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty.

reigns in Athens. Pythian Games instituted.. Asyria conquers Egypt. Accurate Egyptian history.

Athens dedicated to Athene.Lunar Zodiac— carried to , .

(Parian Chron.) Gladstone says to . Ninip-bal Asher.Dynasty destroyed—King of China to Korea. I. of Egypt.

1250

1270-1240

1240-1220

1285 1345

RAMESES II,

THESEUS

TIGULTI-NINIP I.,

BEL-KUDUR-UZUR

SETHOS

APOLLO

INDIA. HELEN TROY.TROJAN WAR.SHANG

1300

1260

1234

1218

CREATION CREATION

SYENECREATION ERA

, according to . (Josephus).I. reigned in Egypt (M. Dufeu); Abydos or Abu-this his capital.

Perihelion crossed Equator N. to S. (Phillips.)Date of well being under the Tropic.

fixed by Ecunemical Council of Constantinople inAbysinian and Alexandrian Era of Creation. (Com. Alex, )

, say Hales, Poole, and Talmud. Era adopted by Sept. Translators.Babylonian Historical Era—a Tablet of . (Sir H. Rawlinson, following Berossus.)Probable rise of ’s Egyptian Kings (Mariette Bey.) Capital of Egypt.

MANETHO

MENES

A.C.A.C.

MANETHO

5688

381

362

5390

2280

CREATION

THINIS

5800

5641

5600

5550

5509

5493

5344

5150

6521

6200

IS

MEMPHIS

SETH’S

ETHIOPIANS

, Capital of Fifth Dynasty.Northern Hemisphere dry. (Phillips.)

said by some to be founded by . (Osburn.)birth. Elephantine or Sixth Egyptian Dynasty.

I., King of Egypt. (Dikæarchus, Phillips.)Fifth Dynasty and use of in Egypt. (Col. Vyse).

ruling world—great in Religion and Art, especially in Egypt.

MENES

HEPHESTUS

IRON

3950

3890

3870

3712

3690

HELIOSAND OURANOS WORSHIP

KRONOS

IS

DAGON

OSIRIS—TATUS TOTH

HINDOO ERA

. An Inscription in Soosiana by Koothites. (Baldwin.), a predecessor of early Menes, King of Egypt. (Mill. of Facts.)

, a Capital of Tenth Dynasty.invents Plough. Sothic Cycle.

Flood. (Josephus.) or .Planets named—Hieroglyphs—Priests—Arts. Jupiter, Son of , reigns in Crete,

and his brother in Babylon.of Kaliyoog begins—Hephestus or Fire. Egypt.

KRONOS

BELUS

3101

3180

3179

3160

3146

3130

Age of flint implements (Dates and Data).

Beginning of most ancient kings, as Alorus of Kaldia, taking Berosus’ kings at an average of years from Sargon of Asyria., “several thousand years before Moses,” says Pliny. , according to Septuagint (Mill. of Facts); but ,

says Syncellus.The so-called of Berosus, at the close of the reign of his early kings.Third month and twenty-fifth day is the very exact date of given by Julius Africanus, the Greek Churches and

many early Fathers, and called the Many say that at . marked “,” and , the .

History carried up to this by Indians whom Alexander met.Beginning of Native Kings of Egypt (Diod. Sic.)

318 24

5872 5900

5700 10

5508

9

1

5369

5040

CREATION

FLOOD

ERA OF CONSTANTINOPLE.CREATION

A.MP.M

the fall

of Adam promise of Christ

Some probably moving south to India and Western Asia., the Civilising Chief of Central Asia; from him possibly the Jewish Josephus says he was years before

the Exodus, but his figures taken in detail give . as

at Abu-this, from which came the “table of Abydos” and Oracular Temple to Ptah, “the Revealer” andFecundator, Memphis. Medical Works and a regular Ritual for the Dead in Egypt.

ARYANSALORUS ADAM.

CREATION.

TEMPLE OF OSIRIS

4053

5759 B.CN.B.—The names given in the body to these PRIME ROOTS or BASES of faiths are not here placed chronologically. This

occurs lower down, as history permits us to trace these ROOTS. This horizontal band, here dividing the downward

streams, represents a break in the continuity of the streams, and places the objects standing at the head of the streams in a far

remote and unknown period, with names that gradually developed in all lands and amongst all peoples.

3400

3369

Some writers place this as age of Great Pyramid.Date of the Chinese Patriarch , “the Resplendent One,” “Adam, or Great Male.”

Worship of Mountains, Rivers, Wells, and Caves.TAE-HAOU

HINDOOS

ARYANS

had determined mean motions of Saturn and Jupiter (Mill. of Facts.)

Krishna, King of Dwaraka in Goozerat, said to have died. (William’s Indian Epics.)

in Southern India. (Strange’s .)

3100

3100

3000Legends of Old Testament

2990

2950

353

Giants or Nephelim, says Old Testament.Some say Wars of and in Upper India.

birth. (Usher.)Rama, the Sun chief, worships the Lingam. (Wheeler’s Hist. of India, ii. .)

or Aleti, probably study husbandmen. (Phillips.)Serpent-worshipping races ruling over most of world.About this time, say some, Kronos divided Europe and Western Asia between

his children. He founded Etruria.

PANDOOS KOOROOSNOAH’S

TITANS

2605 ABRAM’S

ADAM

birth, according to Samartian Bible and the Septuagint (Phillips.)

is worshipped. (Gregorie.)

Kaldians call the angels of heaven , and earthly angels -Naki. They say earth is peopled with genii, of which Sedu,Gallu, &c., are prominent.)

to is Soora-Pater, or Theön-hupatos—Sun, Father, or Ruler of Gods.

IGEGE ANUN

SANSKRITARYANS INDIA INDRA.

Kaldians call Sin, the Moon God of Ur, Brightness; Merodak of Babylon, Prince of Gods—Lord of Briths; Shamas of Larsaand Sipara, Judge of Heaven and Earth ; Nirgal of Kootha, God of War ; Ninip of Nippor, Destroyer of the Wicked.

is the Rainccloud and then Darkness. Serpent Worship all over Kabool Valley. Birth of Zohak, Serpent King.Period of Rishis, as Manoo (not the lawgiver), Brigoo, Angeras, Atarvan, &c., “Gods” and “Friends of God,” and “Sons of God.”Indra overcomes the Rakshasas, as does a later Jove the“The Key-note of all Religions” now struck. (Müller’s A.S. Lit., .) Date of . (Haug.)Dravidian Indians, probably pushed south by Aryans, drive out aboriginal tribes. Both Dravidians and Central Indians

supposed to be of Central Asian extraction, but of a very remote date.

VRITRA

TITANS.

538 RIG-VEDA

The Trinity of Kaldia is Anoo, Bel, and Hea—Sky, Sun, and Fire—Water.is a Universal Creator. (Eusebius.), Primeval Mother, same as Anat, Beltis, or Ishtar.

Chinese Annals of the Tortiose said to be years old.— writing.Emperor receives a from South.

Phallic Faith

KNEF

MAYA

KALDIAN

1000 Cuniform

Long-robed PeopleYAO

SUN PHALLICRIGVEDA.

AVATARS

PUT

and Worship everywhere.—Merchant Ships of a hundred oars crowd the Eastern seas.

Rise of or Incarnations of God. Prayers for Dead in Egypt. (Bunsen.)A Hell for eternal punishment unknown. (Sanskrit Texts, v. .) The Creator cures and accepts

his children and is their friend. a place of punishment.Berosus puts here.Aryans again descending on India.

2259

302

ZOROASTER

SHEMITES

SOLARITES DRAGONITES.of Arabia moving North-East and West.

The in Mesopotamia trying to destroyDiospolites rise. (Usher.) Also Herakleopolites of Fourth and Fifth Egyptian Dynasties.

worshipped in Egypt, as the Rising and the Setting Sun.th October , the Chinese record an Eclipse.

and —Heaven and Earth— and , Parents of the Gods.established. The cow Timou worshipped as Venus.

call Indians Dasyus.

PHRE RA ATMOU

DYAUS PRITHVI OURANOS GAIA

SIKYONIA

ARYANS

13 2127

Egypt teaches of a Hell or Hades—Amentes. This or ealier, probable age of Babylonian Flood legends as read on tablets.Chinese Creed becomes Monotheistic. (Rev. C. Gutzlaff.) [Geo. Smith.

say Dionysus now conquers Ethiopia and India, going by water.abounding all over Northern India. Sami-Rãmeses of India, the possible of Asia Minor.

is Egyptian Khem, his symbol the Lingam. Anoo of Babylon has a Sacred Grove and,, Phta. Kaldia speaks of a god who dwells in Hades.,, Knef. move down from Panjab among Central Indian and Dravidian Races of South India. Sumirand Akad form one Babylonian empire. Babylonian Bel is also called Elu, who has as Sakti (Queen) Ishtar. She is alsocalled wife of Dumuzi or Tamuz (Sun) King of Erek. (Geo. Smith.)

GREEKSARYANS SEMIRAMISSIVA TREE OF LIFEAGNI NERBRAHMA ARYANS

.

VISVA-DEVAS

ARYANS

HASTINAPOOR ARYAN

, certain Gods or Genii.

All worshipping their Ancestors, and offering sacrifices, food, and oblations at their shrines or graves.

Do. burning the dead and putting ashes in urns. Sacred wood used for the pyres; black cows and goats are sacrificed.

, capital of a powerful Kingdom. (Upham.)

VEDAS

AYOODYA

ATARVA-VEDA

RIVERS

in their present form, according to Prof. Whitney., a great city. Probable time of Ram yana scenes, also of wars at Hastinapoor, mentioned in Mah bh r ta.

—for Bishops—also for Prayers and Sacrifices.Great Festivals at Winter Solstice common, Parents Worshipped by Children; all Superiors by Inferiors; cattle and tools

adorned and honoured.Great Festivals at Vernal Solstice common. Devoted to rejoicings and lasciviousness.

are adored as Gods, and people go to be purified by bathing in or being sprinkled by their waters. They are female,and denote fertility.

â â â â

Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. (Usher.) Babylonian Festival of , in which masters serve their servants.

Egyptians say the dead go to , where now presides.

and both worship the Lingam and Yoni. Anoo and Anat, Bel and Beltis, everywhere prominent.

or Era ends. MANTRA Era begins, with Moral, Social, and Ecclesiastical Laws.

(II.) —Hymns for Sacrifices. The (III.)

SAKEA

AMENTI OSIRIS

VISHOO SIVA

VEDIC KANDAS

YAGUR-VEDA SAMA-VEDA

Babylonian inscriptions now become much bolder and clearer.is the Venus of Heaven, same as ,

is the God of War. is Pan., Wealth.

is the Hill of God—Heaven. Sargon found in a cradle of bulrushes on Euphrates., commonly called or , the Supreme God, same as

, called Painless Tree of Life and Knowledge.Akadian ceases to be a spoken language in Babylonia: Records being translated into Shemitic. (Sayce.)

REMBA INDRA’S ISIS

SKANDA PAVANA

KOOVERA

MEROO

SIVA ISWARA ESWARA OSIRIS.

HOMA

Babylon ruled from this till 1300 by foreigners, usually called Arabs, and Kings of Sumir and Akad, or Lower and Upper Baby-lonia. Capitals still Ur, Karak, Larsa, and Akad. Only in this century is Shemitic language in use. (Sayce.)

The , containing the , , Zohok or Dozook of Kabool Valley mentioned.

and not mentioned in Zendavesta ; neither Persis nor Persians.

Egypt uses the civil year of days, called Tho-this, or Dog-star.

Abydos Tablet shows offerings made to ancestors.

ZENDAVASTA YASNA VESPERED VINDIDAD.

THEBES MEMPHIS

365

Hebrews said to leave Egypt. Hellenes of Greece believe in One Universal Deity. (Pritchard, Egyptian Mythology, .)

Death of th Jain Tirtankâra. Vindidad says King Jamshed built his city in a land of six months light and sixmonths darkness. Deu-kal-ion called father of Greek Hellenes.

Some writers place in their present form as low as this.

Pandoo and Kooroo War. (Cunningham.)

and its Religions in full vigour from to . (Gladstone.) th and th Dynasties.

36

1434 24

1600 1100 18 19

ARYAN

UPANISHADS. VEDAS

BRAHMÂNAS THEBES.

Some place Wars of and described in Mah bh rata of d century.

An Egyptian poem likens a chief to the great Asyrian hunter Kazartu. (Smith.)

Pandoo and Kooroo War. (Professor Wilson.)

, the Egyptian King. (Gladstone.)

Sanskrit to and Lunar to India.

proselytising East Coast of India. An oppressive Phallic faith.

Mah bh rata or Wars of Lunar at Athens.

PANDOOS KOOROOS

JEWISH EXODUS.

ARYANS EUROPE

BRAHMANISIM

ARYANS. ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES

â â

â â

3

MEREPTHAH

Fervent worship of Asher all over Euphrates and Tigris Valleys. His temple is called “The Mountain of the World,” and isenriched by Shalmaneser.

Probable time of Conquest of Lanka or Ceylon by or

is now the God of Wisdom—the Eastern —a Male Sophia, son of Parvati, the Hindoo Isis.

Egypt, Greece, and all Asia burning

, called Ro-t-amenti, Judge of Dead and Hell; the Greek Radamanthus.

Epic. Vindidad anterior to this. (Haug.)

RAMA SOLARITES.

GANESA JANUS

SACRED FIRE.

OSIRIS

RAMAYANA

NYSA or NUSA IS HEAVEN

HALF MAN and HALF LION

NÁRASIMVA the FOURTH AVATÁR

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TAO

1200

1100

1000

1200

1100

1000

SHADAI

THE SAKOTH BENOTH

OSIRIS orOSER

DEMETERASHERA

YONIPRIAPUSADÁMA

AITHEROSSERAPIS

THE VERNALTHAMMUZ

“THE SHEDDER” or the HINDOO INDRA

RO-T-AMENTIASER, or

A-ESHADAM

SET or SETH

CERES

PYTHON

EVE

PHANES-CHAOS

THE SOORYA-APIS

TAURUS

BACCHUS

THE TRINITY or TRIMOORTI

RAMA the SEVENTH AVATÁR

KÂMA, LOVE

LAKSMI or SRIKRISHNA THE EIGHTH AVATÁR

KÁLIYA orTYPHON

NÁGAor

NAKA

900

800

600

700

500

300

400

900

800

700

600

500

400

300

Abbott’s Theban Papyrus of th Year of IX mentions King and his dogs as on a tomb about

Many Egyptians called after Nimrod. (Smith.)

Kingdom of Lacedemon. The , or Hindoo Works on Morals, &c.

, or the Sun of Taurus, now presides over or —Sanskrit Adhas.

of Ramâyâna possibly about this time.

, by Vyasa, speaks of with Urns of Ashes of Dead, first mentioned by .

16 3000RAMESES ANTEFAA B.C.

AMENTI HADES

NITA-SASTRAS

SERPAIS

ATARKANDA

MAHABÁRATA NIHILISM TUMULI HOMER.

No Jewish Records of this or a prior age, though David and Solomon are supposed to have existed.

(Bentley.) Woods and Groves called Bâns and Up-bâns.

colonising Pegu, and calling places after Râma.

King of Persia, married a Daughter of Emperor of China. Wars with Serpent Races.

, the Great Serpent, slain by , or a triumph of Solar Faith.

, the Hindoo Place of Tormet, from which the , or Son, can alone release a parent.

RAMA.

HINDOOS

KALIYA KRISHNA

PUT PUTRA

JAMSHID, MOOWANG,

Asyrian Empire tottering.

THE

CODE OF MANOO

SANSKRIT

HARI-VANSA KRISHNA.

KAPILA’S PHILOSOPHY.

NINIP BIT-SIDA

describes Hindoo Society of this century, and therefore held to have been written.

India has intercourse with Kathay or Western China. Language waning. (Muir.)

Poem of or Pedigree of Jonah. Great Temple to Ishtar, Nineveh.

Greeks say the Good go to Elysian Fields of Bliss. Mecedonia a Kingdom. Damascus real Capital of Western Asyria.

Chinese King . Stone Pillars carved at Dibou, now in Confucian Temple, Pekin ; their age between and .

Bull and Wheel common Images. Lydia a Kingdom.

Temple to built at Kalah, and called after that at Borsipa.

HWANSTENG 827 782

Great Temple to built at Nineveh. , .

The Penates of Etruscans are a Trinity—Pales, Ceres, and Fortuna. (Servius.)

Moozazir, Capital of Ararat. Great God on high rocky hill ; his Goddess is Bag-masti.

MERODAK FIRST GREEK OLYMPIAD

HALDI

776

Continued interchanging of tribes by Asyrian monarchs to destroy nationalities.Asyria possesses a great Imperial Library.

restores Babylon and great Temples, and returns all her Gods from Asyria.destroys Asyrian Army, say Jews. Indians say their has Hymns, only readable by the priests.

Date of an Asyrian Tablet going back to . Sema Tsien’s History of China begins.The First Fourteen of Jewish Media, Babylon, and Egypt uniting against Asyria.

Preceptor, Tirtankár. all Phallic Worshippers. birth, ; death, .Egypt adopts the Demotic or Enkorial Alphabet.

ESARHADON

B.CJHAVH RIGVEDA

BOOKS OLD TESTAMENT.

JAIN SYRIA BOODHA’S

1028

668 1600

24 623 543

BOODHA LAOTSEE JOEL

ASYRIAN ARYANS NARBADA. PATNA.

KANOJ TAO-TSE

CONFUCIUS

BOODHIST ERA TRIPITAKA

YASKAVEDAS CONFUCIUS’

preaching at born, . All Europe burning Sacred Fire. written (Dr. Oort).

Cuniform Edicts. going south of builds

, Capital of Brahmanism. Bible promulgated. embraces Boodhism, and so do most Turanians.

born; died, : wrote “Spring and Autumn,” and a History embracing from to .

Sacred : his death. compiled by st Council. Son conquers Sinhala or Ceylon.

I. carves Behistan inscription ; coins gold and silver. or slaughter of Magi of Ekbatâna.

written. Sanchi and Satdar Cahityas, . Lykeng.

GYA. 604

560

551 478 721 480

543 1

480

AJATASATROO

OOJEIN

SINHALA’S

DARIUS Magiphonia

2

495 496

500-428 490

22 479

453

425

d King Mahâvânsoo Dynasty rules Ceylon from Vigitapoora, near Damhool. No pre-Bood. inscriptions found in Ceylon (Gold-Cuniform writing ceasing. Athens dedicates a Temple to Mercury. First Temple to Ceres at Rome. [schmidt.)Cyrus.—Behistan Inscription. teaches , . Marathon, .

win Battles of Platea and Mykale, d September . writes of Persia and India in Ionic dialect.II. puts Books in Capitol. draws troops from India. (Herod.)

Vaisala, Second Synod.—Jain written ; part of or Bible., First of Ten Nanda Kings of Magada. finished by . Ramayana current.

Worship everywhere. Mahâbârata current. Peepal Tree planted in Ceylon by King .

ANAXAGORAS ONE GOD

GREEKS CTESIAS

SYBILLINE

BOODHIST SOOTRAS JAIN

PATNA

GROVE

TARQUIN XERXES

KALPA SOOTRA

NANDA UDAYA

DUGDHA CAMINI

Probable date of Barahut. Boodhist Sculptures quoting words of Tripitaka. Greek Alphabet gets its letters.Images dressed. sacrificing to Sun, Moon, Stars, and all Arabia kissing the Black Stone of

Images naked. called preaching Confucianism.One Siceitus writes from Alexander’s Army. firm believers in a Supreme Being. (Higgins, C. D., .)

, Egyptian Priest, names Egyptian Dynasties years back. Siamese Era of or Descent of Boodha.has Vulgate translated. , Sceptic. Hebrew written.

succession to throne of Magada is st of Mauryan Dynasty, and th from Pandoo War.Boodhist’s Trinity. into Greek. , in Pegu, falls.

24

360

283

5000 340

330

325 1 49

BOODHIST YEMEN MEKA.JAIN BOODHA JAIN ESA. MENCIUS

DRUIDSMANETHO T’A-KOODAMPTOLMEY PHIL. PYRRHO CHRONICLES

ZENDAVESTA THATOONCHANDRAGOOPTA’S

DEVA-MATRI OR THE HEAVENLY MOTHER

BO

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IH

SM

JA

IN

S

THE MONAD THE DUAD TRIADAND

LIKENG

TRIPITAKA

IAW

HEKATE HERCULES

HERMES

THEMIS

ARTEMIS DIANA

MINERVA NEITH

JAHRHEAIAO

HELIOS

ZEUS

POSEIDONPLUTO

SELENE, IO,IUNA

HADES

VESTA--FIRE

PHEBEATHENA

BOODHA THE 9th AVATÁR

DELPHIC ORACLEAPOLLO & PYTHON

ODIN THORFREYIA

FRIGA

NEPTUNE MOON SEA

GOD & MATTER called CO-ETERNAL

BELL & DRAGON

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SON OF SOMA

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FATHER AND SON HOLY GHOST SATAN

CHRIST IS WORSHIPPED

THEOS LOGOS DOVE SPOUSE

KROM

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200

100

100

300

200

NEW TEST

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KRISAVA KERBAS

CHRISTIANSNOW SEPARATINGFROM OLD FAITHS

291

SUN

274 263

250 236 242 3 241 1

240

242 3

dies; succeeded by his son .

dominant in India. Ataka written in Pali. Palmyra under has a great Temple.

teaches writes. , Viceroy ; and , King of Magada.

Rock Inscriptions ; Pillars, . d Synod. in Thatoon. , st of Arsakidæ.

Various and some say, Parts of and later written. Epic of Lunar Race.

Mission to China and Pegu. Asoka’s Fourth Son, Rahanman, to Ava. Boodhist d Synod.

into Greek , Boodhist Ethics. Son— , reigns in Patna.

CHANDRAGOOPTA BINDOOSAN

ZENOBIA

ASOKA

ARSAKES

ASOKA’S SOOJASAS

BOODHISM

ZENO STOICISM. EUCLID OUJAIN

BOODHIST BOODHISTS

, RAMÁYANA MAHÁBÁRATA

BOODHIST

OLD TESTAMENT SEPTUAGINT. DHAMAPADA

250

POORANANS

200

100

100

O

200

300

MIRACLES AND REVELATIONS BECOMING DISCREDITED.GREAT RENAISSANCE OF LEARNING.

Asoka’s Hindoo Son, , reigns in Kashmeer ; his other Son, , in Panjab. written.to China under Emperor , Hun Dynasty. Second Sanchi Tope. Book of known in Egypt.

Worship, Ceylon and Gaia. In Britain Druids retire to Wales, Mona, and Islands.Nagas of East Coast, India, gathering Boodhist Relics. ceasing to be spoken.China tries to reach India, but fails. Menander rules Panjab, Kabol, and Sind, to . (Sooráshtra.)

Religion being still hereditary, so is Property ; hence wills unknown, those performing funeral rites inheriting.Firdusis’ or Firidoon has for Kersapa. Athwya and Thraetona are Sons of Soma.Some inculating Brahmanism. writes the Sakoontâla.

JALAKA KOONALA

HIASWATY

KÁLIDÁSA

180

140 186

157

122 165 130

ECCLESIASTICUS

ISAIAH

BO TREE

JUDAS MAKABEUS. PALI

JEMSHED YIMA. GURSHAP

UPA-POORÁNAS

92 76

76-65 66-60 56 37

33

59 52

15

Ceylon Boodhist Bible written. The , (Páli) Pita Katya, and Commentaries. Atakáta by Mahendra.

, King of Arsakidæ. III., . III., to . I., to .

King , a Boodhist, builds Kanikpoor, Kashmeer ; rules Western India.

succeeds , who ruled to

China conquers all Eartern Toorkestan. Vikramaditya, King of Oujain. Consul Crassus plunders Syrian Temples.

in Gobi. Parthia holds for a time Syria and Asia Minor.

converts King of East Panjab, , to Boodhism. Dagoba, Wheel and Tree Worship vigorous.

Thousands of Indian Boodhists to China, Java, Siam, Anam, &c. , China makes Taoism a State Faith.

LALITA-VISTARA

SKYTHIAN

BOODHISM

NAGER JOONA

SANATROCES PHRAATES MITHRADATES ORODES

KADAFISES

KANISHKA KADFISES B.C.

MILINDOO

B.C.

1300 1300

33

37

40 50,000

25 50 44

74

69 79 81 81 96 98 98 117

Some Jews commit atrocities in Babylonia, and many are therefore murdered., King of Parthia, throws incense on Sacred Fire, and images of Roman Army on Euphrates.

Jews massacred in Babylonia.. to ., . Apollonius visits India. Roman London founded.

Tope of Bilsa Group. Boodhism Bhopal. Era Boodhistical. Alani Skyths descending on Asia Minor., Emperor of Rome, from to . , to . , to . , . , Jan. to Aug. .

Polycarp said to be Bishop of Smyrna. understood only by a learned few. Clemens Romanus, Bishop of Rome.China conquering up to East of Caspian, and sends an officer to Rome. Aryans rising over Parthian Turanians.

ARTABANUS

B.C A.C

VESPASIAN TITUS DOMITIAN NERVA TRAJAN

PHILO

SANCHI JAVANESE

SANSKRIT

115

130

133

150

164

166 161-180

193-211

170

215

Great Earthquake at Antioch.of rebuilt to Arrian the Historian. Papius, Bishop of Hierapolis.

Faith in full vigour. Skythic Alani again descending on Asia Minor.Geography.

, or Serpent Races, conquering Thraeton or more ancient Trita.Roman Army brings first Pestilence to Europe from Babylon.

sends Embassy to China. Marcus Aurelius, . CHRISTIANS preaching in Europe.Emperors D. J and . of Alexandria finds Brahmans worshipping Herakles and Pan,

and Boodhists “Pyramids, in which are bones of a God.” Bishop of Sardis mentions Canonical Gospels.written. (Cunningham.) V. to .

TEMPLE JERUSALEM JUPITER.JAIN

PTOLMEY’SFIRDUSI’S ZOHAD-AZHI-LAKA-AHI

JUSTIN MARTYR.ROME

CLEMENS

MAHABHARTA TERTULLIAN.

ULIANUS S. SEVERUS,

VOLOGASES

201 100,000

216

217 1

222 221-224

224

227

Emperor overruns Babylonia ; removes captives from Ctesiphon; annexes Adiabene.Boodhagosa’s works on History, Grammar, &c. Caracalla destroys Sacred Tombs at Arbela, where Seth is entombed.

Carcalla murdered when visiting a Temple of the Moon. Battle of Nisibis. Rome pays ½ million pounds.Power declines. Emperor, . St. Gregory.

reigning from Goojerat to Ganges.Roman Embassy to Cochin China and those parts. pays Tribute to

in Bactria. revives in Persia.Serpent Worship driven from Persepolis by Fire Worship.Julius Africanus’ History. Manikeus martyred in Persia ; calls himself the promised Paraklete. Lucian, Presbyter of Antioch.Porphyry in India describes Boodhist Faith. Peter, Bishop of Alexandria. Hesychius’ New Greek Bible, Alexandria.

SEVERUS

ANTONINUS HELIOGABALUSSKANDA GOOPTAINDO-SKYTHIAN ORIGEN.

ROME GOTHS.CHRISTIANS ZOROASTRIANISM

CHRIST’S DIVINITYDENIED & MAINTAINED

BELUS SERAPIS AND KRONOS

SOPHIA or VIRGIN WITH A GENERAL CHAOSOF BELIEFS

MITHRAS

FIRE

I-ER

YAH

IAH

400

500

600

700

800

900

Zoroastrians destroy the Images of Sun and Moon, and deified Kings and Seers of Armenia.First Era begins. He rules from Nepal to Western Ghâts. Last Boodhist Emperor. His Inscriptions on Rock

See in Bactria and Khorasan. written. (Müller.) [Oodagir.Shapoor II. shuts up Christian Churches because the sect opresses others. Council of Ephesus.Bandehesh and Minokhired written, and and present edition ofOne Theophilus Indicus from Sekotra speaks of Christian Churches in India. (Neander.)

Emperor advances against Persia ; next year Rome yields up all Mesopotamia.Visigoths destroy Roman Army under Valens. built. from Matoora to Panjab.

language and Boodhag sa to Ceylon ; translates Atak ta into Pâli. II. . III.Council of Carthage declares the two Books of Esdras Canonical.

319

334

341

363

378

381-385

GOOPTA

JULIAN

ARDASHIR SHAPOOR

CHRISTIAN DIPA-VANSOO

MAHA-BANSO MANOO.

AMRAVATI BRAHMANSPELEVI PALI . ô â

SCOTT & FERGUSON, ENGRAVERS & LITHOGRAPHERS.

EDINBURGH.

500

400

PRI-APUS IS STILL EVERYWHERE WORSHIPPED

SARASWATI THE HOLY RIVER or CONSORT OF BRAHMA

VIVASWAT or VIVANVAT

OF YIMA

SERPENT

600

800

700

900

1000

VIRAF & ZARVAN

SUN TOTH TOT

ALLAH

THAO

TA TAO

I-AR or I-AL

FIEDNEIMD

KORAN

ALLAHTA-AL

GOD

WODEN

GOTH

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T H E O S B R A H M

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1200

1100

1300

1400

1500

Accompaniment to General Forlong’s Rivers of Life.“ ”

1600

1700

1800

1900

FAHIAN

DHAMAPADA.

ZENDAVESTA.GEMARA TALMUD. SANSHIN

BRAHMANISMCHRISTIAN.

GREEK CHURCH ROMISH.

, China to India, to . Normans and Goths overrunning Europe and sack Rome.IV. or succeeded by I. . II. . Alans conquer Central Europe.

Vandals and Sueves invade Italy; and , Vandals pass into Africa. Visigoths settle in Spain.The A Copperplate mentions Wars of B rata. A Kalpa Sootra by Badrabahoo.

II., the Great Boodhist King.— to — calls himself Vikram-Aditya of Samvat Era, .Translation of Moses of Khorene writes. III. and .

Babylonian — preaches a Reformed Faith in China. ; to .again becomes dominant in India. , . , to .

, King of Franks, becomes Boodhagosa’s Commentaries on Tripitaka.now wholly separates from , to . Temple of Zeus at Olympia burned.

399 413 398-410

404 420 448 407

409 429 419

411

400 430 57

458

450 484-488 498

430 4 0 452

498 531

VARARAN KERMANSHAH YEZDIGIRID YEZDIGIRID

CHANDRAGOOPTA B.CHORMAZD FIRUZ

PALASH KOBADKOOMARA SKANDAGOOPTA

CLOVISJAMASP

â

4

1100

1000

1300

1200

1400

1600

1500

1700

1800

1900

Jerusalem , Chinese Boodhist, to India. A Era spoken of.to India, collects Boodhist Literature. I. or .

still commonly spoken. , with Fire Worship, at Balk.Cosmas writes his Cosmos that earth is flat and the Sky is Heaven. Pegu built by Emigrants from Thatoon.

destroy . Parthians move to Crete.Sitang or Tsit-toung built by King of Pegu. Athanasian Creed must have now existed.

, th . of Balabi protectsKing of Byzantium, . , Historian. IV.

GEMARA. SOONG-YOON CHRISTIAN

HOEISENG

LATIN BOODHISM

LOMBARDS

HEGIRA JAINS.

THEOPHYLACHUS

502

518 531-579

530-550 573

568 573 70,000

587

16 622

579-591

KOSROE NUSHERWAN

JULY SILADITYA

MAURICE HORMAZD

GEPIDÆ

591-628 645

629

635 629-645 632-650

638

643 648

100 30

680

672-735

II. succeeds as King of Perisa. Magada Empire overthrown by Sil-Aditya, who dies .Emperor restores Holy Cross to Jerusalem. Is commanded by Mahomed to renounce Christianity.

Church in China. to India, . Droovasena reigns, .Boodhism introduced into Siam (Crawford.)

King of Northern India, rules as a Boodhist King at Kanoj. His Great Procession to Kanoj; Dies, .built. conquer Persia under General , Kalif.

has Siva Temples to Boodhist Monasteries. Kalinga has few Boodhists. preaching in China., Boodhist Stoopa Benares.

Council of Constantinople, last of six Ecumenical.India— Languages only current. , , writing Eclesiastical History.

KOSROEHERACLIUS

HARSHA VARDHANA,KALEB. ABOO BEKR

NESTORIAN HWEN-TSANG

AJANTA MAHOMEDANSBENARES MAHOMEDANSSARNAT

PRAKRIT BEDE

Debal, Chief Port of Sind. Worshipped over all Western India.

Fifty-six to , and write Itineraries. triumphs in Barma.

Africa has now rejected Christianity and become Mahomedan.

Brahmanabad, Sind, destroyed by Earthquake. greatly revives in India by Preaching of Sankara-Acharya.

The First Boodhist King of preached to Germans.

Christianising Europe ; checks Normans, who are now settling in France and Germany.

Zoroastrian Poet, gives Brahman King to Central India.

SUN

BOODHIST

SIVAISM

BARMA. CHRISTIANITY

DAKIKI. BENARES

730

749

757

770

771-784

CHINESE MONKS INDIA

CHARLEMAGNE

Many said to have been written. Thuringian Germany burned their dead up to this, when a law of Charlemagnestopped it

China proscribes

Dynasty begins to reign in Kábol.

Various reviving Phallic Ideas and Faiths in India.

Jain Priest Jaina Siva.

POORANAS

NESTORIANS.

TANTRAS

850 BRAHMAN

JAINISM

TATARS

MAHOMEDANISM.

revived under , King of Konjeveram.

Christianity strives to keep Europe in darkness, and shut out all learning. ravage China, th to th centuries.

King of Kashgar embraces

Eric “the Red” settles with Northmen in W. Greenland.

, from China to India, with Pilgrims.

Paper long known to Chinese—made from Cotton.

AMOGAVERSHA

CHINIE

9 11

970

964 300

1001

1074

1080 200

India invaded by Mahomed of Gazni ; its authentic and continued history begins.Language.

Toorkistan tries for Empire.Aboo-Rihan’s History.

in Java, and Fall of First Java Kingdom.King of Bohemia obliged to pay tribute to the Holy See.

, Barmese King of Pagán, destroys Pegu—Capital, Thátoon—In subjection years.First Basein, great port for Ceylon.

PAZEND

FIRDUSI’S SHA-NAME.

BOODHISM

CRUSADES.

ANAURATA

Siberians said to be Remnants of European Aborigines. (Lubbock.)

Popular respresentation in Arragon and in in Castille.

Hemachandra, a Jain Writer of Goojerat.

Second

taken by . Kanoj Patan Kingdom falling.

heard of through Marco Polo. conquer Bengal ; Nadya the Capital.

1133 1169

1144

1147

1187

CRUSADE.

JERUSALEM

JAPAN MOSELMS

SALADEEN

All Rights reserved. Entered at Stationers’ Hall.

1215

1220

80,000

1263

1290

1300-1307

Magna Charta. Laterna Council at Rome affirms Divinity.

Khiva and Persia conquered by

Sriharsha writes , Emperor of India. Arabian Abdoolfeda writes Universal History.

Telescope. Alphonso, King of Castile, spends £ on Astronomical Tables.

First Church built in Nazareth.

The of Boodhism translated from Pali into Ceylonese.

Rashi Doodeen, Vizier of Persia, writes.

CHRIST’S

MONGOLS.

NAISHADA.

ROGER BACON.

JOOTAKAS

ALTAMASH

1316-1330 1265 1321

1330

1330-1340

1338-1353 1361

Travels of Friar and Oderic to India and China. writing La Divina Commedia ; . ; . .

Bengal annexed to Delhi by Mahomed Tooklook. Paper from Rags.

supplanting in Anam.

Pigolotti writes regarding Routes to Kathay. Hafiz the Poet flourishing.

John de Marignotti travels. The Golden Bull. take Adrianople.

translated into Sanskrit.

, and Worship, with in Europe.

DANTE

BOODHISM OPHIOLATRY

TURKS

ZENDAVESTA CHAUCER. WYCLIFFE. BOCCACIO.

TREE SERPENT FIRE CHRISTIANITY

b d

Spread of Protestant principles in England.translated by Sayna. , in , interdicted by France.

Joan of Arc. Europe hearing of Pegu. Samarkand—Emperor studies Astronomy.Guinea discovered by Portuguses. take Constantinople, which has Christian Churches.

Gaur, the Capital of Bengal. King of Herat sends Embassy to China. Vatican Library.very Holy in China, in February and March.

Maps of American Coast. West Indies discovered. Vasco de Gama to East Indies.denouncing Serpent Worship in Europe. Amerigo Vespucci discovers South America.

VEDAS JOHN HUSS

TURKS

“FEASTS OF LIGHTS”

CHRISTIANS

1407

1452 450

1453

1489 1492 1497

1499

ALAK BEG

JAIN WILLIAM TYNDALE

POORANA

XAVIER CALVIN COUNCIL OF TRENT.

MAHOMEDANS

ROME

Temples of Satroonjáya and Pàlitána. translates New Testament—Put to death.

One said to have been written. , Emperor of India, 1526 .

dies, Makao, . burns Servetus. England abolishes Papal Authority.

Demand for Open Bibles. . Celebes worship Sun. conquer Bengal and Orissa

Spaniards discover Angkor, Boodhist Capital, of Kamboia. Bartholemew Massacre, .

sends Priests to China.

[ .] Benedict goes from Agra to Kathay. Holland seizes Portuguese Eastern Settlements.

1526

1552 1531 1545

1556-1605 1568

1570 1572

1575

1662-1667

BABER

AKBAR,

sic

1619

1622

1667

1678

1685 1688

Act to Burn Witches passed (Bacon).

Cochin China massacres English and Dutch Traders. English Settlement at Madras.

Pope , institutes Laws for Propagation of

Royal Society of London. Bayle, Historian. Judge Hale condemning Witches.

Khiva, Bokhara, and Khokan become Khanates. Habeas Corpus.

Revocation of Edict of Nantes. English Revolution.

sends Missions everywhere.

CATHERINE DE MEDICI.

GREGORY XV CHRISTIANITY.

ROME

1804 1812 1813

1815 1829 1830 1832

1837

1851 1833

BONAPARTE

BONAPARTE

Emperor. Moscow burned, . Steamers, . [Bill.

defeated at Waterloo. Catholic Disabilities removed. George IV. dies. English Reform

Queen Victoria Crowned.

Rise of , who preach Doctrines of Christianity ten years—Leader, Tien-le. Slaves Emancipated—Railways.

or Churches springing up all over India.

being called in question, and insisted on by the educated.

TA-PINGS

BRAHMO SOMAJES THEIST

ALL REVELATIONS ACCURATE HISTORICAL CRITICISM

CHARLES

KOULI KHAN

XII. of Sweden.

China expels Jesuits.—Pekin Earthquake, , loss, persons. Academy of St. Petersburg.

Naweb of Arcot wipes out Southern Hindoo Kingdoms.—Göttingen Universty.

, King of Persia, conquers Moguls.

British Museum. Birth of real and accurate Astronomy in Europe.

Oxygen and Hydrogen discovered. Galvanism.—J. Bryant’s Mythological History. Vaccination.

1724 1731 180,000 1728

1736

1730

1753

1774-9 1788 1798

– . according to many authors.Rama-ites putting down Dravidians. Dominance of Solar Faiths.Oracle of in Greece. Phenicians flourish. Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty.

reigns in Athens. Pythian Games instituted.. Asyria conquers Egypt. Accurate Egyptian history.

Athens dedicated to Athene.Lunar Zodiac— carried to , .

(Parian Chron.) Gladstone says to . Ninip-bal Asher.Dynasty destroyed—King of China to Korea. I. of Egypt.

1250

1270-1240

1240-1220

1285 1345

RAMESES II,

THESEUS

TIGULTI-NINIP I.,

BEL-KUDUR-UZUR

SETHOS

APOLLO

INDIA. HELEN TROY.TROJAN WAR.SHANG

1300

1260

1234

1218

ASHERDAN I.,

MUTAGIL-NUSKU

ASHER-RISILIM,DAVID

B.C. TIGLATH-PILESER I.,TCHEOU

1200-1170

1170-1150

1150-1120

677 1120-1100

. Hittites attacking Asyria.captured. Similar War in every Aryan land. (Cox.)fallen. (Gladstone). , King of Asyria, .

Capital in Oud.—“The Blessed.” .give Astronomical Calculations. King rising.

Dynasty begins in Shansi (China); ends .under King observe obliquity of Ecliptic.

TROY

SIDON

AYODYA,

HINDOOS

THSIN

CHINESE

1184

1107

Fo formed present Chinese Alphabet, and book of or Transformation.Kymri invade Asia. (Eusebius.)Chinese write Work on Trigonometry. Great grammarian Paout-she.

as King of Athens, dies..

the Hebrew Judge and Priest. King of Israel, according to Jews.Dynasty rules in Honan, and on to King of Asyria.

, says Herodotus. Some leave Greece for Asia Minor.Solomon’s Temple finished. , King of Asyria.

Asyrians carving the Sacred Tree Legends.

Y

DELHI INDRAPRESTA.

SAMUEL,CHING

HOMER.HESIOD IONIANS

KODRUS,SAMSI VOOL III.,

DAVID,B.C. ASHER-RUBER,

ASHER NIMATI

1080-1060

477

1070

1022

Persia mentioned for first time on Asyrian monuments.Language and People in Valleys of Indus and Ganges.built. Some of the

—Emperor of Chen Dynasty, , . Visits West.Troica Poems ascribed to Homer. , King of Asyria, .

has Laws byKing of Asyria, .

Samen Breach, a Keltic Chief, settles in Ireland (Samen = Sun).

ARYANSAMOS PSALMS HEBREWS.CHINA

SPARTA LYKURGUS.

MOOWANG

ASHERDAN

VOOL NIRARI II.,

1001 946

930-913

913-891

986

City of Kalah rises to greater importance.King of Argos, coins Money and gives Weights and Measures.

founded by Phenecians. rules Asyria.. II., .

destroyed by Arbakes. KingManoo says nothing of India south of Narbada. .Praswanath, 23d Tirtankar of Jains.

King of Asyria. [ramis”or 812-783. His wife “Samaramat” thought to be “Semi-

PHIDON,DIDO. ASHERDAIN PAL

AHSER NAZIR PAL, SHALMANESER

SARDANAPALUS.SAMSI VOOL IV.,

PUL,IVALOOSH VOOL NIRARI III.,

CARTHAGE

NINEVEH885 860-825

825-812

886

820

SHALMANESER III. ASHERDAN I

TEARKON, ASHER NIRARI II.,TILGATH PILESER II, SHALAMESER TO

SENAKERIB, SARGON,

B.C

II., .th June—Total Solar Eclipse—Nineveh. , A.U.C.

King of Ethiopia. . writes.takes Damascus; reigns . .

Babylonian Lunar Cycle of years and .King of Asyria. . Egyptian Sethos, Priest of Vulcan.

Katan, Founder of South Arabia. “Hittites” or Syrians captured.Egyptians told Herodotus that generations of men had existed between . and

first Egyptian King.

773-755

15 753

755-745

745-727 722

1805 712

722-705

345 713

ROMULUSISAIAH

783

765

750

SENAKERIB

ESARHADON

ASHERBANIPAL

PSAMETIKUS

ASHEREBILILI

NEBUKADNEZAR—TARQUIN I.

makes great sacrifices to Hea on sea-coast.Olam-Fodla, Keltic King, settles in Ireland; re-establishes Taltine Games at Tara.

invades Judea; reigns , and marches to Thebes; annexes Egypt.moving South, West, and East, overrun all Asia Minor. Egyptian ports open.

Egyptian History very correct, begins with 26th Dynasty. , .ruling Egypt ; restores Ancient Laws and Religion. Elam conquered.

destroyed by Medes and Babylonians. , last king.—Monarchy. Nineveh is now a debris of some Tablets.

— of Rome.

681-668

673-626

10,000

SKYTHIANS

NINEVEHPEGU IMPERIAL LIBRARYJEREMIAH

680

670

664

607

603

Solar Eclipse. —Temple destroyed.and , with Worship at

Solar Eclipse of Earth, he says, is a sphere— , .Fall of Tyre. Zedikia killed. Jews in Babylon. Obelisk of Dura worshipped.

destroys , makes Pesargadi his capital. , King of Egypt.— II., , conquers Egypt.— destroyed.

King of Magada, th. Boodhist Faiths spread West.Cambyses stabs Apis; Phallic worshippers roused all over Western Asia; King killed.

teaches Transmigation and Theism. I., , King of Persia,

586

636 546

568 560

529-522

35

521-486

JERUSALEM SOLON.LINGAM LARES DIANA ROME.

THALES

BABYLONEZRA. THEBES

PYTHAGORAS

.

CYRUS AMASESCAMBYSES

AJATASATRU,

DARIUS

589

585

573

538

528

523

Titanic Keltæ crossing Alps to Armorika. Belgæ on move west. League of Thirty Latin— and Ezra. nd Temple of Jerusalem. [Cities.

Solar Eclipse, —Walls of rebuilt. , K. of Persia, .- I. (Long.) King of Persia succeeds. Ezra says he went to Jerusalem in

seventh year of Arta-Xerxes. Magada ceases to be an independent kingdom.Meton, Greek Astronomer.— Athenian fleet destroys Phenician.

Religious Laws : no Idols allowed.— —Ezra writes Old Test., which his followers continue doing to . “Simon the Just.”

Temple to — reigns at Soosa,II. Mnemon, . [ .

Andrasimoondoo, Capital of Ceylon.— of present (Paley.)

493

2

485-465

25

292

405-359 424-405

HERODOTUS. NEHEMIAH ARISTIDES.GREECE. JERUSALEM

PHIDIAS.NUMA’S SOKRATES ANAXAGORAS

GRECIAN THESEUS. PROTAGORAS.

PLATO. HOMER ILIAD.

XERXESARTA-XERXES

DARIUS NOTHUSARTA-XERXES

. .

490

478

465

450

450

NANDASKOOSAI

ALEXANDER. ARTAXERXES

ARSES, DARIUSALEXANDER

TRIPITAKA

Dynasty.— taken by Gauls, .defeat at — seizes the Kaba of Meka.

of Egypt destroyed by III., Oleus, .writes that are more ancient than Egyptians.

Kg. of Persia. III., Codomanus. Darius loses battle of Issus.End of Aka-Menidæ. in India—blots out Asyria.

Seleukus Niktator. expelled India, Patna capital.Megasthenes, ambassador of Seleukos, gives list of Indian Kings.Seleukidan Era begins. Final rescension of . d Boodhist Council.

ROMETHEBANS SPARTA LEUKTRA.THEBESARISTOTLE MAGI

ARBELA.GREEKS

390

359-338

336-331 333

326

317

150

309 3

-7

385

371

335

338

331

312

Berosus, Kaldian Priest, writes, . or Simon the Just and others complete O.T.flourishes under Odenatus, and Queen is now destroyed by Rome.

Chronicle, date of.—Mencius of China writes th., d from Pandoo and Kooroo War.— Third Council at Patna.

Kingdom of Parthia. of Arsakidæ.to conquering —Topes in Ceylon.— of Egypt conquers

, son of Asoka, to Ceylon. [Bactria.dies.— erected.

annex and advance to Oxus.—Great Wall.

330-260 292 283

4

52 241

247-214

221

216

PALMYRAPARIAN SHOO.ASOKA BOODHIST

CHINESE TATARS.MAHENDRAASOKA LATS HANNIBAL.CHINESE YOONAN

ZENOBIA

TIRIDATES I.PTOLMEY

284

250

245

242

-196 196-181 174 174-136ARTABANES I. PRIAPATIUS, . PHRAATES I., . MITHRIDATES I.PHRAATES

WOOTE

ATRABANES

MITHRADATES

toII. to . Belgæ of Britain now called Keltæ.

Chinese first learn of or —Emperor of Han Dynasty.Laws resuscitated at Rome.

Jerusalem Temple plundered by Antiochus Epiphanes and Statue of Jupiter Olympus set up.Makabees restore Jerusalem Temple.

destroys —Hipparchus and Zodiacal Astronomy.II., .Kingdom overthrown by

worships II., .

128

128-124

124

NUMA’S

INDIA YINTOO.

ROME PHENICIA.

BACTRIAN SKYTHIANS.ROME MITHRA.

214

181

169

166

147

120

KATAK BOODHIST

CICERO. SALLUST. JULIUS CÆSAR

OUJEIN LIVY. HINDOO

VIRGIL HORACE GAUL

DIODORUS OVID

NUMA’S

CHRIST

,

. .

. .

Caves.—Saka seizes Sistan and Korasan.— — invades South Britain; assassinated, .

, Boohist Buildings.— — Era of Samvat or Vikram-Aditya, .— — conquered. Serpent worship very Languid.

The Third Jewish Temple, called Herod’s, built.The original copies of Laws unreadable.

IV., to ? Phra-atakes, II. I. is Emperor., Year of Birth and Death uncertain.— died, .

44

56-58

37

2

PHRA-ATES ORODES VONONES AUGUSTUS

HEROD B.C

92

56

21

4

TIBERIAS AUGUSTUS ARTABANUSCALIGULA, CLAUDIUS

VARDANES

VESPASIAN.—TITUS VOOLASGES I.

PAKORUSSALIVAHANA

succeeds . III., King of Parthian Empire; dies, .Pontius Pilate Procurator. L. Vitellius, Consul of Syria. . ,

finally wipe out — elder. I. of Parthia.Nero. Claudius Cesar conquers Britain and Kelts to the Forth.

— , with and , State Religions.destroys , ; sends him a crown of gold.

Samoondri—Prome Era established. , Alaric invades Europe, the having been sosuccessful. Boodhist Era, established. II., .

—Boodhist — dies.— , King of Paitan-Godavain.younger.— said to be rebuilt. Some say Ezra’s IV. Book written.

16 42

-35 37 41

-69 50

70

78

78-107

.

ROMANS PHENICIANS. PLINY

STRABO. FOISM CONFUCIANISM TAOISMJERUSALEM

ALANISAKA

KARLI CAVE. JOSEPHUSPLINY AYOODYA

14

27

47

54

65

69

73

93

SAMOODA MITHRADATES IV.,

TRAJAN VOLOGASES II. ; VOLOGASES IIIADRIAN

ANTONINUS PIUS, AURELIUS

COMMODUS,

reigns at Pagan, Capital of Barma. to ., Bishop of Antioch, martyred.—Egisippus, Ecclesiastical Historian.

overrunning Mesopotamia. to .banished and destroyed.— , Emperor, . Yields up Meso-

China examining Rome’s Astronomical Writings. Kosroes, [potamia.rule in Telingana.— Emp, . M. succeeds.

, a Roman Philosopher, and , a Greek Historian, writing.Emp.—Ireneus, Bishop of Lyons.

Worship dies out at Rome.— of Irak founded by Arabians.

113

130-149 191

580,000 117-138

113-130

138-161

-192

IGNATIUS

JUDEANS

BRAHMANSCELSUS PAUSANIAS

MITHRAS HEERA

107

109

116

135

166

180

Emperor dies at York. IV. Battle of Hormazd. [nidæ.China receives Coloured Glass from West. Hans Dynasty begins. of Sasa-

founder of Sasanian Dynasty of Perisa, which ends succeds,Emperor —Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage. I. to II., . [ .

Temple of of Ephesus destroyed. Persia captures Roman Emperor; rules all Meso-Emperors and , ; , . [potamia.

—Boodhist Buildings, Ceylon.—Christians are persecuted.sends a second Embassy to China. of Persia, .

Dionysus’ Bassarica.— writing history of Christianity.

SEVERUS ARTABANUS

ARDASHIR I.SHAPOOR I., ; HORMAZD I.

DECIUS. VARARAN

VALERIANUS GALLIENUS CLAUDIUS

215-225

226

650

-55 294 273

256-271 271-273

294-303

DIANA

SENA.ROME

EUSEBIUSNARSES

211

222

240

254

260

270

272

284

-310 381

287

325

342

I. to .Emperor to . Dahta Vansa written. Ceylon receives Boodha’s Tooth.

Emperor . — —, Capital of Empire. Revival of Serpent-Worship.

Balk under Persian Sasinidæ. King of Armenia, embraces Christianity when, and great collecting of Boodhist Records. [very old.

the last Boodhist Emperor. Lotus and Lingam emblems of Buddha.divide into and , Collect Writings.

Hermit and Christian Bishop.— goes to India.Final Decree abolishing “Heathenism.”—Empire divided.

HORMAZD. SHAPOOR IDIOCLETIAN

CONSTANTINE

TIRIDATES

CHANDRAGOOPTA,

PALLADIUS, SCHOLASTIKOSTHEODISIUS’

NICENE COUNCIL. DIKAN. DANISHWER.CONSTANTINOPLE

AFGHANISTAN TOPES

CHRISTIANS EASTERN WESTERN CHURCHES

303

307

321

329

330

360

Emperor Chao sends Embassy to Boodhist King of Magada.Christians are now of importance in Persian Empire. Do. begin to persecute; burn aChinese Vessels numerous in Persian Gulf; the Capital. [Zoroastrian Capital.

Invasion from Kashmeer.— , Pope of Rome. The Boohist .declares the World Round and Solid, and says there are millions of other worlds.

Invasion of Europe by Atala’s Huns and their return. Coinage Common. [Bards.Ostro-Goths invade Italy; and in Vandals through Africa. Many Keltic and WelshRomans leave Britain; and , Saxons invade. Council of Laodicea settles Christian

(Western) ends; , King of Italy. [Canonical Books.Nonas writes his Dionysiaca.—Hesychios lives. Boodhist Priest discovers America.

, a Boodhist King of Magada, sends Embassy to China. [(Leland).

420

-455

455

448 468

499

NANKINPANDOO LEOBOODHISM

ROMAN EMPIRE

MAHA VANSOO

ODOACEE

BOODHA GOOPTA

451

453

560

476

Keltic Bards, Taliesen, Merddin. The Triads, Llywarch. A Copper-plate mentions theMahâ-Bhârata. Tatars, Turanians, and Skythians Boodhists.

Boodhist Comm. Era begins, and sacred line, “ ,” or, “Oh the Jewel inthe Lotus,” common. Mazdak, communist and athiest, and sect destroyed in Persia byKosree Noosherwan. He has Plato and Aristotle translated from Greek, and Hitopadesafrom Indian languages.

Angles invade Britain.born ; died .

, building on a Temple of, the Athens of the East. Saganian Sculptures often in Pelevi.

Om manipadmi hum

MAHOMEDST. PAUL’S, LONDON DIANA.SAMARKAND

644

539

547

569

596

Harsha B. Era.II. ravages Syria and Egypt; vows he “will put down the worship of a crucified God.”

Receives letter from Mahomed to “worship one God,” and not the Sun.Omar Kalif enters Jerusalem as conqueror.

Saracens driving out last Sasanian King. III. falls—last of Sasanidæ.Egypt, Syria, and Persia are —Orisa

King of Malwa, conquers Magada ; dies —a Boodhist. Tolteks occupy Ana-Chinese Emperor, , seeks aid of . [huak.

settle in Yoonan.—King of Kabol a Turk.—Ganzi a Boodhist.

KOSROE

KOHAB II.YEZDIGIRID

SIL-ADITYA,YUAN TSANG

-632

632-641

648

636

ISLAMITES BRAHMANICAL.

MAHOMEDANSMAHOMEDANS

607

615

628

638

640

650

ALFRED resists a Papal Mandate. Mahomedans masters of Africa.Saracens and Moors extirpate Visigoths from Spain.Winifred, a monk of Wessex, under the name of Boniface, goes on his first mission to Germany.Egbert, abbot of Iona, translates the Four Gospels into Anglo-Saxon.

in Valley of Loire.Arabs and Persians in Chinese Ports.—Arabs invade Sind.A Brahman King of Pegu builds Rangoon or Kama’s City.

first used in books. Temporal Dominion of the Pope commences.Lombards overthrown. , Kalif.

at , near Benares.

707

755

786

CHARLES MARTEL DEFEATS SARACENS

CHRISTIAN ERAHAROONAL RASHID

TOPES SARANAT

704

712

715

721

732

746

748

774

CHARLEMAGNE

ALPHONSO

crowned Emperor of the West by Pope Leo at Rome.Almagest of Ptolmey translated into Arabic.The Lia-fail, or “Stone of the King,” removed by Kenneth II. to Scone.Establishment of Novogorod by Ruric the Pirate. Beginning of Russian Empire.

at , called India Sooba.the Great. Europe priest-ridden—

of England has established Saxon Dominion ; reigns .

CAVES ELORA

THE DARKAGES.

ALFRED 872-901

827

842

862

Bible translated into Saxon.

No town in or about Persia without its Fire Shrine. (Ibn Hankal.)

Law issued in England for Prayer on Saturdays.

Arab Geographers write of Western India. Modern Arabic invented by Maläk.

Many Normans becoming Christians.

, Hindoo King of Lahore, conquered by of Gazni.

of Gazni succeeds.

Date of Present Oldest Hebrew of

JAIPAL SOOBOOKTOOGREEN

MAHMOOD

MSS. OLD TESTAMENT.

939

950

958

976

977

Northmen discover America to Hope Bay..Fulbert, Bishop of Chartres, establishes a School of Theology.

at — , King of England.Temple of Samnat destroyed by MTemple, of Vimalasa.— Pope.

“Truce of God,” for Regulation of the Seasons, &c., published in France.Anahuak abandoned by Tolteks. take

, King of Saxons, conquered by the Norman.Death of Fall of Toorkestan Empire.

or Khorasim a great kingdom.

CAVES AJANTA.JAINJAIN ABOO HILDEBRAND

TURKS BAGDAD.

KIVA

CANUTEAHMOOD.

HAROLD WILLIAMMALEK SHAH;

1007

1025

1032

1033

1051

1066

1092

Learning revived at Cambridge. The Order of Knights-Templars instituted.founded.— IV. of France.

Temple—Chola Dynasty.—Portugal a Monarchy.invade China through Yoonan.

, Arabian Philosopher, says Earth is miles in circumference.Chichemecas take Anahuak.

conquered.1163 to 1226. His movements force Siberians into North America.

travelling. The great Tschu in China.

1118

27,000

MEXICOTANJOREMONGOLSEDRISA

IRELAND

MARCO POLO

CHARLES

GHENGIS KHAN,

1110

1125

1139

1153

1170

1172

FOURTH CRUSADE.

MOSLEMS

BAGDAD KALIFAT MONGOLS.

MONGOLS.

Law issued in Scotland for Prayer on Saturdays.

Inquisition established.— , King of England, offers aid to Saracens.

Russia conquered by Tatars.— now supreme in India.

rules in Yoonan. Pekin new capital. [land.

and destroyed by Popular Representation in Eng-

Pagan destroyed by .— again conquered by

Martaban made Capital of Pegu, which, with Pagan Capital of Barma is destroyed.

JOHN

KABLAI KHAN

KABLAI KHAN

1264

CHINA

1203

1204

1238

1258

1280

EDWARD I.HILIP

TIMOOR,

TIMOOR

JAVA

removes the Lia-fail, or “Stone of the King,” to Westminister.Pope excommunicates P , King of France. built.—Gunpowder.Ibn Batula to China.—Mahd. Toglak conquers Bengal and the Karnatik.

, the Capital of Barma.— in Rangoon.Kambodia conquered by —Cannon used.— .Siberians reach West Greenland, driven on by Red Indians.Schism of Double Popes, which continues years.Kathay sends Embassy to .Second Empire falls.

1325

1335-1405

38

MEXICO

AVA MAHMEDANSSIAM.

1302

1345

1364

1370

1378

1398

Statute for Burning of Heretics passed. Henry IV.Pegu rules Arakan, and Prome employs Europeans.

Temple of Sad rebuilt by Kamboo Rana of Ooderpore.Tower, Chitore, built by Kamboo Rana.

Portuguese Mission to . in Europe.The Bible is printed by Gutenberg at Mayence, .

Verd Islands discovered by Portuguese. Cape of Good Hope discovered by B. Diaz.Cabot finds Esquimaux in Labrador.

.—Saracens out of Spain.—

JAINJAIN

PRINTING

THOMAS-A-KEMPIS, COLUMBUS, CAXTON, THE MEDICIS.

COPERNICUS MACHIAVELLI.

JAPAN —1450-56

1486

1401

1405

1439

1449

1460

1474

1497

Copernicus observes the Vernal Equinox.Tatars driven out of Kiva.— Rule.—Portuguese Settlements in Malaka.

plundered.—Portuguese visit China.Socinians deny —Spanish Conquest of Peru.Portuguese get Makao.—Kabol independent.French Voyage to India and China.— — —Spaniards to Phillipines.— , Queen of Scots.

conquers Korea and holds it six years.— Newspapers.Dutch to China.— now introduced into Japan and expelled in .

UZBEG’S

MARY

JAPAN

MEXICOTRINITY.

ERASMUS. LUTHER. TASSO.

CALVIN.CHRISTIANITY 1638

1515

1521

1525

1536

1565

1592

Discovery of Australia by the Portuguese.A New Translation of the Bible begun.

— —Logarithms.— —Mings fall, Manchoos succeed. — —Barometers.

I. beheaded.— — —Kingdom of Kiva falls.— dies.— , .Earthquake at Pekin, killed.—East India Company as “Tea-Traders,” .Russia aids Kiva.— II. dies.— , Emperor, .

SHAKESPEARE. DESCARTES. KEPLER.

CHINA: GALILEO. HAMPDEN.

HARVEY. BUNYAN. CARDINAL MAZARIN.

CROMWELL MILTON

LORD BACON.

CHARLES

JAMES AURANGAZEB

1608-1674

300,000 1680

1618-1707

1605

1607

1644

1649

1658

1667

LOCKE, KANT, GIBBON, BURNS, HUME, ISAAC NEWTON, VOLTAIRE.

SWEDENBORG.

BUFFON.

AMERICAN

BONAPARTE FICHTE.

Beginning of Protestant Missions to India.the Great dies.— .

, King of Barma, conquers Pegu, .—War. Population whites, and half-a-million blacks.

Independence recognized.Macarthy received by Emperor at Pekin.—French Revolution ; Louis XVI. beheaded.

conquers at Marengo.— —

PETER ABDOOL WAHAB

ALOMPRA 1757-58

2,000,000

CUVIER.

1704

1725

1750

1770

1782

1793

CHINESE CHRISTIANITY.

HONG-KONG

THEISM. COMPTE.

Edict againsttaken : Emperor closes China.

Taylor urges —First American Railroad.

Treaty of Tien-sin; Toleration of Christianity.Kiva a Tributary to Russia.

STRAUSS, RENAN.

1812

1826

1840

1858

1873

KOREANS CHRISTIANS.massacreCanton ransomed. Champollion.Shanghai taken; Five Cities opened.Japan treats with Europe.Capture of Peking.Canton given back.

1812

1841

1842

1854

1860

1861

Fervent worship of Asher all over Euphrates and Tigris Valleys. His temple is called “The Mountain of the World,” and isenriched by Shalmaneser.

Probable time of Conquest of Lanka or Ceylon by or

is now the God of Wisdom—the Eastern —a Male Sophia, son of Parvati, the Hindoo Isis.

Egypt, Greece, and all Asia burning

, called Ro-t-amenti, Judge of Dead and Hell; the Greek Radamanthus.

Epic. Vindidad anterior to this. (Haug.)

RAMA SOLARITES.

GANESA JANUS

SACRED FIRE.

OSIRIS

RAMAYANA

Egypt building Temples and Monuments at Abydos.

an Eagle-headed Deity—the Vehicle of Vishnoo.

Egyptian still flourishing (Gladstone).

Human Sacrifice everywhere. Colonies migrating. Temple of Anoo and Vool restored at Asher.

Worship of Western use only Oak to burn their dead.

“The Long-Robed People” again send Embassy to China. Return of Heraklidæ.

GAROODA

THEBES

EOLIAN

OAKS. ARYANS

,

1110

DAWN OF CHRISTIANITY

PROTESTBIBLE

T

THE CHRISTIAN

& NEW TEST.BIBLE OF OLD

SOOTRA