| ca. 320–480 |
Gupta Empire in India |
| ca. 380–450 |
Life of India’s greatest poet, Kalidasa |
| ca. 450 |
Huns invade northern India |
| ca. 500 |
Srivijaya gains control of Strait of Malacca |
| ca. 500–1400 |
India’s medieval age; caste system reaches its mature form |
| 552 |
Turks rebel against Rouruan and rise to power in Central Asia |
| ca. 780 |
Borobudur temple complex begun in Srivijaya |
| 802–1432 |
Khmer Empire of Cambodia |
| ca. 850–1250 |
Kingdom of the Uighurs |
| 1030 |
Turks control north India |
| ca. 1100–1200 |
Buddhism declines in India |
| ca. 1200–1300 |
Easter Island society’s most prosperous period |
| 1206 |
Temujin proclaimed Chinggis Khan; Mongol language recorded; Delhi sultanate established |
| ca. 1240 |
The Secret History of the Mongols |
| 1276 |
Mongol conquest of Song China |
| ca. 1300 |
Plague begins to spread throughout Mongol Empire |
| 1398 |
Timur takes control of the Delhi sultanate |