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Gupta Empire

c. 320–550 CE

The Gupta Empire ruled northern India in what Indians remember as a golden age. Science, mathematics, and Sanskrit literature flourished; the concept of zero took shape. Hun invasions ended it about 550 CE.

Facts

Founded: c. 320 CE, Chandragupta I founded the dynasty.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gupta Empire
Ended: c. 550 CE, broken by Hun invasions.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gupta Empire
Heartland: Northern India, capital Pataliputra.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gupta Empire
Major rulers: Samudragupta, the empire builder; Chandragupta II, who ruled at the golden height.; Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Gupta Empire

Images

The Ajanta Caves, Buddhist art of the Gupta golden age. (Wikimedia Commons)

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