- 400 CE

Events in century preceding 400 CE

318 C.E. - Chandragupta I consolidates Gupta control over much of the north and emerges as a great patron of art and literature around

350 C.E - The early Puranas, records of the genealogies of the Hindu gods, seers, heroes, kings, and other subjects, are composed

350 C.E - Kalidasa writes epic literature in classical Sanskrit

335 C.E - Samudragupta expands Gupta empire

350 C.E -Pallava empire established around

380 C.E -Chandragupta II also called Vikramaditya takes over the Gupta Empire around

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