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Timeline of Eastern philosophers
This is a wide-ranging chronological list of philosophers from the Eastern traditions of philosophy, with special interest in Indo-Chinese philosophy. The list stops at the year 1950, after which philosophers fall into the category of contemporary philosophy. Chinese philosophersAncient Chinese philosophersBefore 256 BCE (until the end of the Zhou dynasty)
475–221 BCE (Warring States period)
220 CE–907 CE (Three Kingdoms period to Tang dynasty)
907–1368 (Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period to Yuan dynasty)
Modern Chinese philosophers1912–1950
Indian philosophersAncient Indian philosophersEarly Vedic age 1500-800 BCE (Saptarishi)
Late Vedic age 800–400 BCE (Sectarianism)
321–184 BCE (Maurya Empire)
184 BCE–100 CE (Early Middle Kingdoms Begin—The Golden Age)
100–300 (Cholas, Cheras, Pandavas and Kushan Empire)
300–550 (Gupta Empire)
600–900 (Late Middle Kingdoms—The Classical Age)
900–1100 (The Islamic Sultanates)
1100–1500 (Vijaynagara Empire and Delhi Sultanate)
1500–1800 (Mughal Empire, Rajput Kingdoms and Marahtha Confederacy Era)
Modern Indian philosophers1800–1947 (Colonial and Postcolonial Era)
Japanese philosophersAncient Japanese philosophersUntil 1185 CE (until the end of the Heian period)1185–1333 (Kamakura period)
1333–1867 (Muromachi period to Edo period)
Modern Japanese philosophers1867–1950
Korean philosophersAncient Korean philosophersUntil 676 CE (until the end of the Three Kingdoms period)
676–935 (Unified Silla period)
935–1392 (Goryeo period)1392–1910 (Joseon period)
Modern Korean philosophers1910–1950
Tibetan philosophers
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