The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupta era left a deep and wide cultural impact not only in the subcontinent but on the adjacent Asian countries as well. We get plenty of information about this illustrious dynasty through coins, inscriptions, monuments and Sanskrit classics. The Gupta rulers were great conquerors and good administrators. They checked the infiltration of foreign tribes like Sakas and Hunas and established political stability. Econom ...

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The origins of the Guptas are shrouded in obscurity. The Chinese traveller I-tsing provides the first evidence of the Gupta kingdom in Magadha. He came to India in 672 CE and heard of 'Maharaja Sri-Gupta' who built a temple for Chinese pilgrims near Mrigasikhavana. I-tsing gives the date for this event merely as '500 years before'. This does not match with other sources and hence we can assume that I-tsing's computation was a mere guess. The most likely date for the reign of Sri-Gupta is c. 240-280 CE His successor Ghatotkacha ruled p ...

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People named Chandragupta: Chandragupta Maurya. Indian king, Mauryan Empire, 322–298 BC Chandragupta I. Indian king, Gupta Empire, 320-335 AD Chandragupta II. Also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Indian king, Gupta Empire, 375-414 AD Other related archivesChandragupta I, Chandragupta II, Chandragupta Maurya, Gupta Empire, Mauryan Empire

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Vikramāditya (De: विक्रमादित्य, IPA [vikrma:ditya]) from Sanskrit विक्रम (Vikrama) meaning valor ...

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The History of India can be traced in fragments as far back as 700,000 years ago. The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. According to the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis, the so-called Aryans from the north-west of the Indian subcontinent migrated between 2000 BCE and 1500 BCE, possibly from Central Asia or the Middle East; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants apparently resulted in classical Indian culture. Arab incursions starting in the 8th century and Turkish ...

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• History of India - The Paleolithic era
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• History of India - The Bronze age
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• History of India - Shishunaga dynasty
• History of India - Nanda dynasty
• History of India - Maurya dynasty
• History of India - Shunga dynasty
• History of India - Early Middle Kingdoms - the golden age
• History of India - Satavahana empire
• History of India - Kushan empire
• History of India - Gupta dynasty
• History of India - Late Middle Kingdoms - the classical age
• History of India - Harsha's empire
• History of India - The Chalukyas and Pallavas
• History of India - Chola empire
• History of India - The Pratiharas, Palas and Rashtrakutas
• History of India - The Rajputs
• History of India - The Islamic Sultanates
• History of India - Vijayanagar empire
• History of India - The Mughal era
• History of India - The Maratha confederacy
• History of India - The Kingdom of Mysore
• History of India - The Punjab
• History of India - Company rule
• History of India - The British Raj
• History of India - The independence movement
• History of India - Independent India
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See also 413 (number) and Area code 413. Events May 8 - Honorius signs an edict providing tax relief for the provinces of Italy that have been plundered by the Visigoths. Kumara Gupta I succeeds his father Chandragupta as emperor of the Gupta Empire After a successful siege of Valence, the Visigoths capture the usurper Jovinus, and hand him over to Postumus Dardanus ...

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Events November 7 - Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented the corn fleet from sailing to Constantinople. Synod of Tyre. Samudragupta succeeds Chandragupta as king of the Gupta Empire. Tuoba Hena ousts Tuoba Yihuai as chieftain of Tuoba Clan. Constantine I of the Roman Empire begins construction of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Births Theon of Alexandria Gregory of Nyssa Deaths Chandragupta I ...

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280 - Events. The Chinese Jin Dynasty under Emperor Wu of Jin China unifies China by conquering the Kingdom of Wu, ending the Period of the Three Kingdoms. The Germanic tribe Thuringii appear. 280 - Births. Saint George, soldier of the Roman Empire and later Christian martyr (or 275, approximate date). 280 - Deaths. Maharaja Sri-Gupta of the Gupta dynasty Category: Including:

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455 - Events. 17 March - Petronius Maximus becomes Emperor in the western Roman Empire (see deaths below). June 2 - Gaiseric leads the Vandals into Rome and plunders the city for two weeks. July 9 - Roman military commander Avitus is at Tolosa proclaimed Emperor in the western Roman Empire. The Ostrogoths conquer Pannonia and Dalmatia. Earliest recorded date at Chichen Itza. Skandagupta succeeds Kumaragupta as ruler of the Gupta Empire Hengist and Horsa ...

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The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India. It was under the rule of Samudragupta's son, Chandragupta II (very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya) spanning 375-413/15 AD, that the Gupta empire achieved its zenith. Chandragupta attained success by pursuing both a favorable marital alliance and an aggressive expansionist policy. In this his father and grandfather set the preced ...

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480 - Events. Odoacer defeats an attempt by Julius Nepos to recapture Italy, and has Julius killed; Odoacer also captured Dalmatia. Narasimhagupta Baladitya succeeds his father Skandagupta as ruler of the Gupta Empire Oenopides discovers the tilt of the Earth to be 24° 480 - Births. Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius, Christian philosopher Damascius, Neoplatonist philosopher Gelimer, last king of the Vandals< ...

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In one of the inscription the goddess of royal fortune is said to have chosen him as her lord, having discarded the other princes. The full import of this passage is obscure. It is, however, certain that the superior ability and prowess of Skandagupta in a time of crisis led to his choice as ruler in preference to other possible claimants. Proud of his success against the barbarians, Skandagupta assumed the title of Vikramaditya. But the continuous attack of the Huns weakened the Gupta empire. Skandagupta died in AD 467. After his dea ...

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Kumara Gupta I, Kumara Gupta I - Iron pillar, Kumara Gupta I - Extract from An Advanced History of India, Kumara Gupta I - Decline of the Gupta Empire

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Legand has it that Saka King Shalivahana defeated Vikramaditya and captured Ujjain in the 1st century AD. As a result, the Shalivahana era (also called Saka era) was initiated in 78 AD by Shalivahana to celebrate his victory. The capital of the empire remained as Pratisthana. The tale of this battle is recorded in "Katha-Saritsagara". Shalivahana is a legendary figure in Indian history, and the king is usually identified with the Satavahana king Gautamiputra Satakarani. The Satavahanas ruled much before the Guptas from Pratisthana.

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By the end of the 6th century BCE, India's northwest was integrated into the Persian Achaemenid Empire and became one of its satrapies. This integration marked the beginning of administrative contacts between Central Asia and India. Although Indian accounts to a large extent ignored Alexander the Great's Indus campaign in 326 BC probably because it affected only the northwestern parts, Greek writers recorded their impressions of the general conditions prevailing in South Asia during this period. Thus, the year 326 BCE provides the fir ...

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Legand has it that Saka King Shalivahana defeated Vikramaditya and captured Ujjain in the 1st century AD. As a result, the Shalivahana era (also called Saka era) was initiated in 78 AD by Shalivahana to celebrate his victory. The capital of the empire remained as Pratisthana. The tale of this battle is adjectively recorded in "Katha-Saritsagara". Shalivahana is a legendary figure in Indian history, and the king is usually identified with the Satavahana king Gautamiputra Satakarani. ...

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Vikramāditya, Vikramāditya - The Jain monk account, Vikramāditya - The legend of Vikramaditya, Vikramāditya - Nine Gems and Vikramaditya's court in Ujjain, Vikramāditya - The Vikrama Samvat Vikrama Era, Vikramāditya - Vikramaditya and Shalivahana, Vikramāditya - The Gupta King, Vikramāditya - Vikramaditya inscription in the Kaaba in Mecca, Vikramāditya - See Also

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The Classical Age refers to the period when most of North India was reunited under the Gupta Empire (ca. 320CE–550). Because of the relative peace, law and order, and extensive cultural achievements during this period, it has been described as a "golden age" that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture with all its variety, and synthesis. The golden age was confined to the north, and the classical patterns began to spread south only after the Gupta Empire had vanished from the historical scene. The military ex ...

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Middle kingdoms of India, Middle kingdoms of India - Kingdoms and Empires, Middle kingdoms of India - The Mauryan Empire, Middle kingdoms of India - Foreign kingdoms, Middle kingdoms of India - The Deccan and the south, Middle kingdoms of India - Gupta and Harsha, Middle kingdoms of India - The southern rivals

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After the disintegration of the Mauryan Empire in the 2nd century BCE, South Asia became a collage of regional powers with overlapping boundaries. India's unguarded northwestern border again attracted a series of invaders between 200 BCE and CE 300. As the Aryans had done, the invaders became "Indianized" in the process of their conquest and settlement. Also, this period witnessed remarkable intellectual and artisti ...

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The Aryans had invaded India from the Northwest, according to the Aryan Invasion Theory, and settled originally in the Punjab region. From there, according to this theory, they gradually penetrated eastward, clearing dense forests and establishing 'tribal' settlements along the Ganga and Yamuna (Jamuna) plains between 1500 BCE and 800 BCE; they ruled over this area after forming the basis of the three upper castes. This period corresponds to the Vedic ...

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During the Kushana Dynasty, an indigenous power, the Satavahana Kingdom (first century BC–3rd century CE), rose in the Deccan in southern India. The Satavahana, or Andhra, Kingdom was considerably influenced by the Mauryan political model, although power was decentralized in the hands of local chieftains, who used the symbols of Vedic religion and upheld the varnashramadharma. The rulers, however, were eclectic and patronized Buddhist monuments, such as those in Ellora (Maharashtra) and Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh). Thus, the Deccan served as a bridge through which politics, trade, ...

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