Dear Aspirants,
The Gupta Empire was one of the greatest empires which had ruled India. During this time, India made a great progress in science, arts and literature. This is the reason why this period is sometimes referred as “the Golden Age of India”.
- Maharaja Sri Gupta was the founder of the Gupta empire and Shashakgupta was the last emperor of this empire.
- Gupta Empire existed about 230 years from 320 CE to 550 CE.
- During this period, the social economic position of shudras improved very much. But the position of women in society reduced drastically. It should be noted that the first Sati occurred during this time only.
- Gold coins and silver coins were used as currency. Gold coins were called Dinars and Silver coins were referred as Rupyakas. Gold coins were made in huge number during this era.
- Sanskrit language reached its glory during this time. It was the court language.
- The Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited during the reign of Chandragupta II. His writings are one of the sources of Gupta history.
- This period was truly remarkable for temple architecture and sculpture development. Several artistically rich temples were built. Such as – Dashavatara Temple of Deogarh, Vishnu Temple of Tigawa, Parvati Temple of Nachria Kuthara, Dhammekh Temple of Sarnath. Gandhara and Mathura were the two main centers of Sculptures.
- Buddhist arts also flourished. One of the great example of Buddhist art of this dynasty was the Ajanta Paintings.
- This age was truly a golden age for Sanskrit literature. Many Hindu epics were composed during this period. The two Hindu epic Ramayana and Mahabharata reached their peak in this time. Puranas and Smritis were developed in this era. Poem and prose both were developed in this era.
- Some of the most talented scholars were born in this period. Such as – Kalidasa, Vatsyana, Harisena, Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, Vishnu Sharma, Bharavi.
- Gupta empire achieved a lot in Astronomy, Mathematics, and Ayurveda. The invention of number zero and algebra was carried out in this period only.
- Nalanda University was built during this time. This university was the center for the education at that time. It was one of the oldest educational institute of the world.
- The reason behind the fall of Gupta empire was the invasion of Hunas and weak leadership of later emperors. Due to which feudatories rose in Gupta empire and gradually Gupta empire collapsed.
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SOME FAMOUS EMPERORS OF THE GUPTA DYNASTY
Emperor | Reign Period | Facts |
Chandragupta | 319-335 A.D |
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Samudragupta | 335 – 375 A.D |
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Chandragupta II | 375 – 414 A.D |
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Kumaragupta | 415 – 455 AD |
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Skandagupta | 455 – 467 A.D |
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GREAT SCHOLARS OF THE GUPTA EMPIRE AND THEIR WORKS
Scholars | Facts |
Kalidasa |
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Aryabhatta |
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Dhanvantri |
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Brahmagupta |
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Vatsyayana |
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Vishnu Sharma |
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Harisena |
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Bhasa |
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Bharavi |
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Varamihira |
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We hope you develop a good concept of the golden age by reading this article.
All the Best!
Avision
Howrah, Liluah & Kolkata
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