The Gupta Empire 320-550 AD. Key Players (members of the Vaishya caste) Ghatokacha Chandra Gupta I Samudra Gupta the Great Chandra Gupta II the Great.

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The Gupta Empire AD

Key Players (members of the Vaishya caste) Ghatokacha Chandra Gupta I Samudra Gupta the Great Chandra Gupta II the Great Skandagupta

The marriage that started it all… Chandragupta (I) married to a princess– the marriage gave him possession of her kingdom, (Lichchhavi). Once he had that he was able to conquer other areas, thus expanding his domain (reigned)

Samudragupta= Warrior (reigned) Samudragupta –Chandragupta’s son Increased empire by 20 kingdoms “King of Kings” “World Monarch” fun fact: liked to let his horses roam (more on that in a moment) fun fact: liked to let his horses roam (more on that in a moment)

Samudragupta Patron of the arts Hindu, but considerate of others Spreads the empire down Indian Peninsula

Chandragupta II (reigned) Hindu art LiteratureCultureScience Supportive of religion

Look To This Day Look to this day: For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course Lie all the verities and realities of your existence. The bliss of growth, The glory of action, The splendour of achievement Are but experiences of time

For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow is only a vision; And today well-lived, makes Yesterday a dream of happiness And every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well therefore to this day; Such is the salutation to the ever-new dawn! Kalidasa

“Golden Age of India” Peace & Prosperity Allowed people to really focus on learning and inventing

Math Numerals Base ten DecimalsZeroChess Formula for area of a triangle (changed architecture)

Science Earth revolves around sun Medicine and surgery Round earth– with and axis Sunlight causes planetary shine Calculated the solar year

Architecture Hindu temples Buddhist stupas

Politics Loose centralized Mild punishments Taxes

Art Frescoes Cave shrines SculpturesLiteratureDance Music Music

War Use of archers ElephantsChariotsNavy

Skandagupta 455- Grandson of Chandragupta II Holds off the Huns Empire declines (money drained by wars) Dies and is succeeded by weak rulers

Internal Problems Disputes about succession Smaller lords gained control and were declaring independence (taxes stopped coming in)

External Problems Invasion of the Huns 500 AD Lack of money to fight effectively Gupta Empire separates into kingdoms Remains that way for the next yrs.

Further reading india/gupta/ india/gupta/ /prelims/gupta-age5.html /prelims/gupta-age5.html