• The Jin rulers of China fought [291/307, War of the Eight Princes]. Mongol, Turk, and Tibetan groups took control [304/439, Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians]. Some Jin moved south [316/420, East Jin].
• The Gupta began a 150 year rule in north India [320/470]. They conquered nearby kingdoms, but allowed defeated rulers to remain in power.
• An Arian Christian monk created the Gothic alphabet [345]. All of the Germanic groups adopted Arian Christianity, except the Franks who chose Roman Christianity. The religious differences led to wars.