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Appendix 1 (Early History)
The time is before Vikram Samvat (for B.C.E add 57).
5000: First historical evidence of Arhat religion from the archeological diggings of Mohenjo-dero.
820-720: Era of Lord Parshvanath (Twenty third Tirthankara).
542-470: Era of Lord Mahavir (Twenty-fourth Tirthankara).
448: Acharya Svayam Prabha Suri, fifth leader of Parshvanath's monastic order initiated the conversion of warrior caste (kshtriya), residents of Shrimal Nagar into Jainism and founded the Shrimal (gachha) sect.
400: Acharya Ratna Prabha Suri, sixth leader of Parshvanath's monastic order initiated the conversion of warrior caste residents of Upkesh Patan (Osyia Nagari) and established the Upkleshia sect, which in time came to be called the Oshwal. Originally there were 18 subsects.
310-300: Due to a great famine in the northern part of India, Acharya Bhadrabahu with his followers migrated to South. The Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, who embraced the Jain religion, accompanied the group. Some time after the famine ended Acharya Sthulibhadra compiled the Holy Scriptures in 11 Angas (Limbs) in Pataliputra.
112: The Kharvel Emperor Meghwan of Kaling kingdom a follower of Lord Parshvanath conquered Magadh and reinstalled the Jina's images.
