8th millennium BC
(9th millennium BC – 8th millennium BC – 7th millennium BC – other millennia)
Events:
- circa 7500 BC – ÃÂatalhöyük founded
- 7193 BC – According to Korean legend, an alliance of northern Altaic tribes under a "Huan" (see Huns) ruler pre-dates the establishment of China.
- circa 7000 BC – The beginnings of the Indus valley civilization. See also Punjab and History of the Punjab