4th Century BC
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 400 BC | Siddharta Gautama 'Buddha' of the Shakya polity in S. Nepal, founds Buddhism (older date: 563–483 BC) | |
| 350 BC | Panini, a resident of Gandhara, describes the grammar and morphology of Sanskrit in the text Ashtadhyayi. Panini's standardized Sanskrit is known as Classical Sanskrit. | |
| 333 BC | Persian rule in the northwest ends after Darius III is defeated by Alexander the Great, who establishes the Macedonian Empire after inheriting the Persian Achaemenid Empire. | |
| 326 | Ambhi king of Taxila surrenders to Alexander. | |
| Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. | ||
| 321 BC | Mauryan Empire is founded by Chandragupta Maurya in Magadha after he defeats the Nanda dynasty and Macedonian Seleucid Empire. Mauryan capital city is Patliputra (Modern Patna in Bihar) | |
| 305 BC | Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire. | |
| 304 BC | Seleucus gives up his territories in the subcontinent (Afghanistan/Baluchistan) to Chandragupta in exchange for 500 elephants. Seleucus offers his daughter in marriage to Chandragupta to seal their friendship. |
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