c. 1500 BC
Early composition of the Rigveda
Religion · Vedic religion · Asian religions
The Rigveda, the oldest Hindu scripture, is usually dated to about 1500 BCE. It is recorded as the composition and oral transmission of Vedic hymns, not an instantaneous founding of Hinduism.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
Reading the date: point event.
Sources
- www.loc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Not identified in metadata; document review pending
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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