State
Gupta Empire
ancient Indian empire (c. 3rd century CE–575 CE)
- This boundary
- 320–550 CE
- Founded
- 320 CE
- Ended
- 550 CE
- Capital
- Pataliputra
- Government
- monarchy
- Languages
- Sanskrit
- Preceded by
- Mahameghavahana dynastyKushan EmpireKanva dynastyBharshiva dynastyWestern Satraps
- Succeeded by
- Gurjara-PratiharaPala EmpireRashtrakuta dynastyHephthalitesEmpire of Harsha
Overview
The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE. At its peak, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian subcontinent. This period has been considered as the Golden Age of India by some historians, although this characterisation has been disputed by others. The ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Gupta.
All rulers (10)
- Sri Gupta240–280 CE
- Ghatotkacha Gupta280–319 CE
- Chandragupta I320–335 CE
- Samudragupta335–380 CE
- Chandragupta II380–415 CE
- Ramagupta380 CE
- Kumaragupta I415–455 CE
- Skandagupta455–467 CE
- Purugupta467–473 CE
- Kumaragupta II473–476 CE
Records (2)
- 399 CE — Battle of the OxusBattle
- 458 CE — Battle of IndusBattle · Gupta Empire ▸ White Huns
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).