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    Introduction & History The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire now covering India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal. It lasted only slightly more than 200 years, prominent from circa 320 CE to 550 CE. With many discoveries and successes, it was the Golden Age of India. Little happened in the Gupta Empire until King Chandragupta I. During his fifteen year reign, he expanded the Empire and is considered its “true” founder. Chandragupta II brought the Empire to its peak from 380-415. According

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    Faxian stated, as described in the Records of Buddhistic Kingdoms, “The king governs without... corporal punishments. Criminals are simply fined, lightly or heavily, according to the circumstances [of each case].” The Gupta Empire which is considered the Golden age of India once dominating northern India from C. 320 - 550 CE. The ingenious Gupta’s created naturalistic arts and brilliant science and mathematic equations and principles. Furthermore, the Gupta Kingdom pioneered the concept of a loose

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    Christopher Valdez Period 2A Qing Dynasty and Gupta Empire Women’s Rights Women’s rights were not the same in all countries during the time of the Qing dynasty and Gupta Empire. How did women’s rights in the Qing dynasty compare to those in of India’s Gupta Empire? Women all around the world were treated differently. Some women were treated better than others but the main focus on this research paper is about the Qing dynasty and Gupta Empire. The Qing dynasty has historical background as like

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    The Mauryan Empire collapsed in 187 BC after the last Mauryan king, Brihadratha was killed by his general, Pushyamitra Sunga. Pushyamitra Sunga, a Brahmin, established the Sunga Dynasty that ruled Magadha till 73 BC. He was hostile to Buddhism and ordered the destruction of several Buddhist monasteries. There was a revival in Hinduism during this brief period and attempts were made to revive the caste system. The Sunga rulers believed in Vedic sacrifices such as Asvamedha, Rajsuya and Vajpeiya

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    One of the most important historical figures in ancient India was Chandragupta II. During his rule in the Gupta empire he accomplished many aspects of Indian culture that still have an impact many years later. He is considered one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta empire. Chandragupta II did many things for India but among the most important was elevating culture, mathematics, art, religion, philosophy, and astronomy. Along with conquering western India and promoting trade throughout India

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    marked by extensive achievements in science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy that crystallized the elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture. Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, and Chandragupta II were the most notable rulers of the Gupta dynasty. Chandragupta II defeated the Sakas and established the supremacy of Gupta empire in the Indian subcontinent. Guptas maintained a huge army and a large navy. This strong and

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    Gupta Empire Legacy

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    one of the most influential dynasties from Ancient India, it was founded by Chandragupta I as he started to extend his empire across the northern and parts of central and western India. The first ruler Chandragupta I, was succeeded by his son, Samudragupta. The legacy of the Gupta empire have been left behind and it is prevalent in our lives today. The Gupta period was where Indian literature, art, architecture and philosophy was established. Creation of sculpture, painting and literature blossomed

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    The Gupta Era

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    The Gupta Era began in 320 CE and lasted all the way to 520 CE. During this period, Buddhism was an influence for India. Buddhist monks that were disciples of the Buddhism religion influenced education, literature, and higher learning during the Gupta Era. This spreaded across all of Gupta Empire which gave the empire a religion to mainly focus on. The Gupta empire was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta. Buddhism went from being a not noticeable religion to a wide know religion during the Gupta era because

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    In the words of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian people to be united by shedding their prejudices of narrow mindedness communalism,regionalism and provincialism. This is the synthesis of the integration of the Indian people. National Integration aims at removing frictions and wielding these two communities into one nation. It also aims at bringing other diverse elements of population viz . Christians , Sikhs , Jains and Parsees and other weaker section of our society into the main stream

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    Classical civilizations (approximately ~1000BCE to 600 CE) These emerging civilizations were much larger than the earlier ones of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley and Shang China – displaying more complex political, economic, cultural, and military organization. All civilizations traded with others and many conquered new territories. Classical civilizations include those such as Zhou and Han China, the Gupta Empire in India, and the Mediterranean civilizations of Greece and Rome. 6th C BCE:

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