During the reign of the Guptas a large area of North India was under Magadha rule (from the Bay of Bengal in the east to Punjab and the Kathiawar Peninsula in the west). At this time there were several states in the Deccan, including Vakataka, Pallava, and Ganga. The empire of the...
Kumaragupta I succeeded his father in 415 and ruled for 40 years. His son, Skandagupta (r. 455–467 CE), is considered the last of the great Gupta rulers. During his reign, the Gupta Empire first faced incursions by theHuns, who would eventually bring down the empire. After him, les...
Munger, city, Bihar state, northeastern India. It lies on the Ganges (Ganga) River, just north of Jamalpur. Munger is said to have been founded by the Guptas (4th century ce) and contains a fort that houses the tomb of the Muslim saint Shah Mushk Nafā (
The collapse of the urban system does not necessarily imply a complete breakdown in the lifestyle of the population in all parts of the Indus region, but it seems to have involved the end of whatever system of social and political control had preceded it. After that date the cities, as ...
(563-483 BCE) Founder: Siddhartha Gautama The Four Noble Truths / Eightfold Path to Enlightenment 2 Sects = Mahayana (new) & Theravada (old) Hinduism ‘What the Indians Do’ Reformed Vedic Religion Devotion to the gods: Vishnu (North) or Shiva (South) & Devi (Goddess)=Creative/Destructive...
I. Foundations of Indian Civilization The Indian Subcontinent Monsoon – Indian Ocean Multiple harvests per year Indus Valley – arid, needs irrigation Trade with Arabia – Indonesia Indus River Valley Civilization fell 1900 BCE, writing, cause of fall?
India in the form of the Cholas, Pandyas, Cheras, Chalukyas and Pallavas. The next dynasty worth a mention is that of the Guptas. Although the Gupta Empire was not as large as the Maurya Empire, it kept North India politically united for more than a century from AD 335 to 455.More....
Imperial Guptas After the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire the Satvahanas and the Kushanas emerged as two large political powers. The Satvahanas acted as stabilizing factor in the Deccan ... Position of women in Ancient India The evolution of the status of women in India has been a contin...
It is also not known if Purugupta issued any coins, and, if he did, which ones they are. There are a series of coins, currently being attributed to a king named Chandragupta III, that seem to have been issued immediately after the reign of Kumaragupta I. Three such coins are illustrat...
When the Guptas diminished, a golden age of six thriving and separate kingdoms ensued, and at this time some of the most incredible temples in India were constructed in Bhubaneshwar, Konarak, and Khahurajo. It was time of relative stability, and cultural developments progressed on all fronts ...