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The Gupta Golden Age
Classical India at its height — the age of Aryabhata, Kalidasa, and a revival of Sanskrit literature and science. 3 entries.
Overview
- Gupta EmpireThe Gupta Empire was a dynasty that ruled much of northern and central India from the early fourth to the mid-sixth century CE, remembered for centralized administration, Sanskrit court literature, and advances in mathematics and astronomy.
- Chandragupta IIChandragupta II, also known by the epithet Vikramaditya, was a Gupta emperor who ruled north India from roughly 375 to 415 CE, presiding over the empire's political and cultural zenith.
- Kumaragupta IKumaragupta I (r. c. 415-455 CE) was a Gupta emperor, son of Chandragupta II, whose long reign held the empire together at its territorial peak before mounting external pressure and succession strife set its decline in motion.