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...
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The Gupta Empire was believed to be a dynasty of the Vaishya caste, the third of the four Hindu castes representing merchants and farmers. Founded by Sri Gupta c. 240-280 CE, there are contradictory theories regarding the original homeland of the Guptas. Historians believe Sri Gupta and his ...
The third and greatest of the Guptas, Chandragupta II (reigned c.380–c.414), further expanded the kingdom to include Ujjain. His reign, vividly described in the writings of Fa Hsien, a Chinese Buddhist pilgrim, was marked by prosperity throughout the land. Embassies were sent to many fo...
sixthcentury.ItwasunderthereignoftheGuptasthattheChaturangagame wasdiscovered.TheGamewasthenrenamedChaturanga,basedonthe fourdivisionsofthearmy.Atthattime,thearmy'sfourdivisionswere elephants,infantry,horsecavalry,andchariots,andthepartsintheGame depictedthesefourdivisions. InChaturanga'sGame,thekingwassupported...
The Golden Age of India refers to the period in which fundamental advancements were made in many aspects of Indian society. Many scholars think this was under the Guptas. Why the Gupta age is called golden age?the The Gupta Age is called the golden age because of the advancements in art,...
At the age of 90, MF Husain is, perhaps, India's best-known painter. During his long career as an artist, he has witnessed history as an active participant and observed the rapid deterioration of human values in all corners of the world. Through his art, he has expressed this decline...
often dubbed as the Golden Age of Hindu India. The chapter traces the empire’s rise under Samudragupta, who implemented a feudal governance system, to its decline attributed to internal discord, excessive taxation and external Hunas invasions. The transition from the urban-centric Kusana-Satavaha...
Changes that occur in the vitreous during ageing contribute to a variety of vitreoretinal disorders. These age-related changes are rheologic, biochemical, and structural in nature. Our current knowledge of these ageing changes is reviewed. Hypotheses for
During this Golden Age, India was part of an international trade network which also included other great classical empires of the day, theHan Dynastyin China to the east and theRoman Empireto the west. The famed Chinese pilgrim to India, Fa Hsien (Faxien) noted that Gupta law was exception...