Gupta dynasty

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: Gupta dynasty

(4th – 6th centuries) Rulers of an empire in northern and parts of central and western India. The dynasty was founded by Chandra (Candra) Gupta I (r. 320 – c. 330). The Gupta era was once regarded as India's Classical period, but new archaeological evidence has given the Mauryan empire that designation. Nevertheless, the Gupta period is noted for the flourishing of Sanskrit literature (see Kalidasa), its sophisticated metal coins, its advanced mathematics (which made use of decimal notation and the numeral zero and at that time was more advanced than anywhere else), and its astronomical advances.

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An Indian dynasty that governed northern and central India from 350 ce to 650 ce, during which period all aspects of Indian artistic, architectural, and religious life flourished. Many great Mahāyāna masters lived and wrote at this time while various Buddhist establishments such as Nālandā attracted many pilgrim-monks from China and elsewhere.

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