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The Gupta Empire (c. 319–550 CE) was a classical Indian Hindu empire. [1] The dynasty was founded by Sri Gupta in late 3rd century CE, but Chandragupta I is credited as real founder of empire. The empire was lasted until 550 CE. The factors for the downfall of the empire were Hunnic invasions, dynastic dissensions, taxes, internal rebellions ...
According to the proponents of this theory, the dynasty's founder Gupta probably ruled a small territory in the Bengal region, and his descendants captured a larger territory in the Ganges basin, which is described in the Puranas. Alternatively, they propose that Gupta's kingdom extended from Prayaga in the west to northern Bengal in the east. [18]
[note 1] [24] [25] The ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Gupta. The high points of this period are the great cultural developments which took place primarily during the reigns of Samudragupta, Chandragupta II and Kumaragupta I. Many Hindu epics and literary sources, such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, were canonised during this ...
Bharashiva Dynasty: 205 CE 335 CE Padmavati: Prakrit, Sanskrit India: Soma Dynasty: 205 CE 305 CE Kathmandu: Sanskrit Nepal: Gupta Empire: 240 CE 550 CE Pataliputra: Prakrit, Sanskrit India Bangladesh Pakistan Nepal Afghanistan: Kalabhra Empire: 250 CE 600 CE Kaveripumpattinam, Madurai: Prakrit, Tamil, Sanskrit India: Paurava Dynasty ...
The 11th century Persian writer Al-Biruni, who described the Guptas as "wicked", stated that the Gupta era marked the end of the Gupta dynasty. He dated the Gupta era to the year 241 of the Shaka era, that is, 318–319 CE which later led to debates about the era's origin among the 19th century historians since his statement would mean the ...
Nalanda was founded by the Gupta emperors in the early 5th century and then expanded over the next 7 centuries. Nalanda's dateable history begins in the 5th century. A seal discovered at the site identifies a monarch named Shakraditya ( Śakrāditya - r. c. 415–455 CE) as its founder and attributes the foundation of a sangharama (monastery ...
It was founded by Bhatarka, a general in the Gupta Empire, and ruled by the Maitraka dynasty. Following the decline of the Gupta Empire, Bhaṭārka, the military governor of the Saurashtra region, founded the Maitraka dynasty in 475. He was followed by his son Dharasena I, who also used the title of senapati (commander).
This matrimonial alliance may have helped Chandragupta consolidate the Gupta empire, and the Nagas may have helped him in his war against the Western Kshatrapas. [51] Prabhavati-gupta, the daughter of Chandragupta and Kuvera-naga, married the Vakataka king Rudrasena II, who ruled in the Deccan region to the south of the Gupta empire. [35]