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The Gupta Empire
320-550 AD
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Key Players (members of the Vaishya
caste)
Ghatokacha
Chandra Gupta I
Samudra Gupta the Great
Chandra Gupta II the Great
Skandagupta
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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.
319-335(reigned)
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Samudragupta= Warrior335-380 (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)
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Samudragupta
Patron of the arts
Hindu, but considerate of others
Spreads the empire down Indian Peninsula
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Chandragupta II 380-413 (reigned)
Hindu art
Literature
Culture
Science
Supportive of religion
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Look To This DayLook 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
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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
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“Golden Age of India”
Peace & Prosperity
Allowed people to really focus on learning and inventing
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Math
Numerals
Base ten
Decimals
Zero
Chess
Formula for area of a triangle (changed architecture)
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Science
Earth revolves around sun
Medicine and surgery
Round earth– with and axis
Sunlight causes planetary shine
Calculated the solar year
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Architecture
Hindu temples
Buddhist stupas
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Politics
Loose centralized
Mild punishments
Taxes
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Art
Frescoes
Cave shrines
Sculptures
Literature
Dance
Music
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War
Use of archers
Elephants
Chariots
Navy
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Skandagupta 455-
Grandson of Chandragupta II
Holds off the Huns
Empire declines (money drained by wars)
Dies and is succeeded by weak rulers
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Internal Problems
Disputes about succession
Smaller lords gained control and were declaring independence (taxes stopped coming in)
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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 400-500 yrs.
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Further reading
http://apworldhistory101.com/history-of-india/gupta/
http://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/History/prelims/gupta-age5.html