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Title: India - truth alone triumphs


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Gupta Dynasty Re-Unites India (Classical
India)375-550 CE
  • OVERVIEW
  • Chandra Gupta founded it
  • Peaceful
  • great traders
  • strong art, science and mathematics
  • Hinduism dominated
  • The Gupta have strong central govt which allowed
    a degree of local control

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Politics
  • Chandra Gupta (320-335 AD)?
  • Alliances Conquest
  • Consolidated Power Territory
  • Drove out the Kushans
  • Samudra Gupta (335-375 AD)?
  • Chandra Gupta II (375-415 AD)?
  • Decentralization
  • Peace Prosperity (Faxian)?

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Chandra Gupta I (reigned AD 320-c. 330),
  • Pataliputra Mauryan capital magnificent
    palaces, temples, parks
  • Path to Power
  • Increased the power and territory of his regional
    kingdom by marrying Princess Kumaradevi whose
    family controlled northern India/Nepal.
  • Other N. Indian territories joined this alliance
    for protection and trade as his power grew

Kumardevi and Chandragupta I335-370 ce Gold
Dinar
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Samudra Gupta (son of Chandra)
  • launched wars of conquest across N. India
  • Built a larger Gupta empire
  • Wealth came from many mines owned by govt

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Gupta Economy
  • owned gold mines, silver mines, and vast lands.
  • rent money from farmers funded government (govt
    owned the land)
  • Silk Road served Gupta, Han, Rome and Persia
    Dynasties
  • Indian merchants shipped ivory, jewels, and
    textiles, salt and iron
  • The Romans traded glass, jewels, and clothes.
  • Chinese merchants traded silk, spices, tea, and
    porcelain.
  • The Gupta Empire profited greatly from religious
    trade and religious pilgrims.

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Gupta social life
  • VERY wealthy civilization
  • enjoyed gardens, music, and daily bathing
  • ate lots of variety rice, bread, fish, milk,
    fruits and juices.
  • slave labor
  • Hinduism became more organized temples became
    more important.
  • Women lost rights compared to under Buddhism
  • Child marriage became common for girls
  • HINDUSIM returns as dominant religion

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Gupta Math/Science
  • Invented numbers 1-9, decimal system, pi
  • Zero invented by Aryabata
  • Charted planets and star movements
  • recognized the Earth is round and rotates on its
    axis and revolves around sun.
  • Indian physicians excelled in medicines,
    caesarean section, bone setting, and skin
    grafting, smallpox vaccination

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Gupta Buddhist Art
  • AJANTA CAVES
  • depict the stories of Buddhism spanning from the
    period from 200 bce to 650 ce.

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AJANTA CAVES
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  • During the 4th century c.e.
  • Buddhist monasteries and prayer halls.
  • twenty-nine caves
  • adorned with elaborate painting and sculptures

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Ajanta Caves
  • The Ajanta caves depict the stories of Buddhism
    spanning from the period from 200 bce to 650 ce.
  • The 29 caves were built by Buddhist monks using
    simple tools like hammer chisel.
  • The elaborate and exquisite sculptures and
    paintings depict stories from Jataka tales.
  • The caves also house images of nymphs and
    princesses.

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the Sarnath Buddha
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Gupta Decline
  • Later Gupta rulers lived extravagantly, which
    weakened the peoples loyalty.
  • Guptas weakened by the expense of the War with
    White Huns and competing India kingdoms

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White Huns c. 500ce invade through Kyber Pass
and Ganges Valley
  • destroyed cities and reduced Hindu temples to
    rubble.
  • Feudal provinces declare independence when Gupta
    are destroyed
  • India seperates into independent kingdoms.
  • not unified again until the Muslims in the 11th
    century
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