2) Chandragupta I and II. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Chandragupta I and II, Indian emperors. See Gupta....

3) Kalidasa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Indian dramatist and poet. He is regarded as the greatest figure in classical Sanskrit literature. Except that he was retained by the Gupta court, no facts concerning...

4) Brahma. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Vishnu and Shiva, as one of the three supreme gods in Hinduism. In the late Vedic period he was called Prajapati, the primeval man whose sacrifice permitted the original...

5) Kanauj. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Ganges River. It is a market center for tobacco, perfume, and rose water. A very ancient town and a center of Brahmanic...

6) Oudh, historic region, India. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Its early history centers around the ancient kingdom of Kosala, which had Ayodhya (formerly Oudh) as its capital. The region passed under Gupta rule in the 4th cent....

7) Munger. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bihar state, NE India, on the Ganges River. It is a district administrative center and a grain market, with important road, rail, and ferry connections. The city...

8) Patna. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Bihar state, NE India, on the Ganges River. It is the hub of a rice-growing region and is an administrative, commercial, and educational center. There is good transportation...

9) Magadha. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Indian kingdom, situated within the area of the modern states of Bihar and Jharkhand. Its capital was Pataliputra (now Patna). The kingdom rose to prominence in the...

10) Maurya. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Chandragupta (Chandragupta Maurya). He conquered the Magadha kingdom and established his capital at Pataliputra (now Patna). His son, Bindusara (d. c.273), and his...