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GUPTA EMPIRE
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2. The Gupta Empire AC
Gupta Empire covered most of north and central India + Bangladesh
Known as one of the most peaceful and wealthy civilisations of its time
There was peace and prosperity under Gupta leadership
The Gupta Age
one of the finest periods of Indian art, architecture, literature, and science

3. Samudragupta The ruler of the Gupta Empire (335-375 CE).
Successor to Chandragupta I who estblished the Gupta Empire.
A great warrior and a patron of arts (particularly poetry and music).
He was a follower of Brahmanism, but he also had high respect for other religions as well.
He administered different polices for the nothern and southern part of India.
By patronizing research and inventions in religious and artistic aspects, he extended the Gupta Empire, known as the Golden Age of India.

4. Gupta Culture They had strong effective governement
Trade flourished and the people prospered materially
Their culture spread throughout Southeast Asia
Their empire was relatively peaceful
Due to this, they were very tolerant of other religions
especially Buddhism
Advanced in Philosophy, science, politics, mathematics and astornomy
Also considered as a golden age of artistic accomplishment

5. Mathematics, Science, and Medicine
Orgins of the Arbic numbers
First use and develop decimals, negative numbers, and zero
Made their own theory of gravity
Knew that earth was round and it rotated on it’s axis
Calculated the approxiate size of the earth
Free hospitals
Indian Physicians gave medical services and surgical procedures
Developed plastic surgeries
for treatments of facial injuries

6. Gupta Art and Architecture
Considered a golden age of artistic accomplishment
Artist were highly appreciated
Their architecture was dedicated to building stone temples to various gods
They were the first architects of purposebuilt Hindu (or Buddhist) temples
which evolved from the earlier tradition of cut-rock shrines
Gupta cave-shrines (cave-temple)
earliest example of religious architecture
exteriors decorated with relief sculpture and a single carved doorway
inside the shrine, ritual sculptures were placed; walls were richly decorated with carvings (scenes from mythology)
made of sandstone, granite, and brick
Bhitargaon- one of the most complete surviving Gupta temples

7. Gupta Literature
Gupta literatire became renowned for its advernterous and imaginative fabls and fairy tales
The most common form of literatire in this empire was narratives
focused primarily on human behaviors
Gupta writers created poetry, folks, fables, and plays
plays included comedian and drama
Kalidasa- foremost Indian poet and dramatist of this period
he earned the title “The Indian Shakespeare”
Indian literature (stories) soon spread outside of India
many foreign stories were drew upon Indian stories for ideas for their writing
like authors of Grimm and Rudyard Kipling

8. The Collapse…:(
During the sixth century ( period of Skandagupta’s rule)
Weakened under the repeatitive attacks of the White Huns and Pushyamitras.
Entered a period of political disorder.
Dividied into small warring kingdoms.
Nothern India fell under the invasions of Muslisms who brought influential culture and religion as strong as Hinduism.
After several years, Muslim warriors established a Muslim kingdom near by Delhi.

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