The Ancient World · event 9 of 11

c. 630 AD

Xuanzang walks to India. The Chinese Buddhist monk leaves Chang’an against imperial orders and travels overland to India, returning after sixteen years with hundreds of texts. His account remains a primary source for the history of Central Asia and India.

The The Ancient World era

  1. c. 3000 BC
  2. c. 1500 BC
  3. c. 776 BC
  4. c. 440 BC
  5. c. 130 BC
  6. c. 100 AD
  7. c. 150 AD
  8. 326 AD
  9. c. 630 AD
  10. 632 AD
  11. c. 1000

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