The Gupta Empire (320-540 A.D.)
Golden age of India
Civilization based in Magadha
Modern day Bihar
Ganges River - North
Champa River - East
Vindhya River - South
Son River - West
The Gupta Empire supported Hindu religion and Vedic traditions
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
Built many temples
Made of stone, significant from earlier cultures
Temples included sculptures of Hindu gods to show divine power
The Vedic language rose which included the rising of Sanskrit
Sanskrit ("refined") - The primary language for ancient Hinduism and Vedic religion
Regarded as the high language of the Gupta Empire
Two great Vedic poems written in Sanskrit are Mahabharata & Ramayana
Great Rulers
Sri Gupta (240-280 C.E.)
Founder of the Gupta Dynasty
Set the Gupta Dynasty as
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Chandra Gupta II (375 - 415 C.E.)
Successor of his father Samudra Gupta
Killed his elder brother to ascend to the throne
Strong and powerful ruler
Extended Gupta empire westward
During the time of (31 B.C.E-476 C.E) the Roman Empire had been ruled by a series of Roman emperors who had been increasingly dependent for the highly structured state of bureaucracy. The Gupta/Mauryan during the time of (320 B.C.E-520 C.E.) was by way of imperial power based on family lineage. The roman heartland was centered in Italy even after Italy had been conquered it still stayed at that single peninsula that had been bounded by the Mediterranean Sea and the Alp Mountains. As for the Mauryan Empire had been located in India but the empire was brought to its greatest extent in the northwest of Afghanistan and to the east for the Bay of Bengal, also for sometime the Deccan peninsula toward the south. The Gupta first began in the Ganges Valley because of a marriage that had proceeded. Rome had more detailed evidence left behind then the Gupta/Mauryan Empires had for personal records. Each of these Empires were able to establish military power, administrative centers, and currency during their time of ruling. A similarity between Rome and the Gupta/Mauryan Empires is they had regulated the language for everyone in their Empires, while a difference is the Roman Empire had centralized power that had caused rebellions to take place, as for the Gupta/Mauryan Empires, it gave more of their power to the local government needs.
A society that is often overlooked that has made great achievements and who has had a significant impact on modern day society is nonetheless, India and ancient Indian civilization. After the fall of the Gupta Empire in 480, small kingdoms throughout the region, which was invaded by the Turks and Mongols, but was not conquered, would rule India. The northern parts of India frequently were raided and invaded by the Turks, all the way from Afghanistan to Central Asia. Muslim Turks decided to rule a state in north India called the Delhi sultanate, which was ruled for several centuries, and in the mean time Islam gained its adherents throughout the southern regions of Asia. Hinduism continued to flourish throughout the nation, while Buddhism went into a deep decline, and Islam would begin to convert many of its people. The encounters that the ancient Indian people had to endure with the Turks, Mongols, and Islam have had the most memorable impact and impression on Indian culture and other societies throughout the east.
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The Vedas, which are the oldest written tradition in India, (2,000 - 600 B.C.) were written largely by the Indo-European invaders of India, known as the Aryans. The Aryans were said to have entered India on chariots, and the original meaning of the word chakra as "wheel" refers to the chariot wheels of the invading Aryans. (The correct spelling is cakra, though pronounced with a ch as in church.) The word was also a metaphor for the sun, which "traverses the world like the triumphant chariot of a cakravartin." (ruler) and denotes the eternal cycle of time called the kalacakra, or wheel of time. In this way, it represents celestial order and balance.
Oct 30, 2015 - The Gupta Empire stretched across northern, central and parts of southern India between c. 320 and 550 CE. The period is noted for its ...
Culture can be defined as the practises and beliefs that are particularly native to one region. Culture can be shaped by geographic features, government, and society as a whole. A golden age is when a society or culture has reached a height of intelligence and industrialism. This essay will address the Han and Gupta empires and their culture and golden age.
Thus, no matter how the other cultures tried to hold on to their traditions, they couldn't help but adopting habits of the Greeks, as well as the Greeks with adopting other cultures'. So, inevitably, each culture, including that of the Indians' were altered a slight bit to the susceptible culture of the GreeksI believe that in some cases, limiting worldly desires makes one suffer more, than the opposite. Though, to find peace in one's own self, this may be a wonderful way to abstain from things that give no moral value. Living with things that are needed, then what is desired, I am sure would clear one's mind, and make it free.Buddhism impacted the Mauryan empire in quite a peaceful way, to which it had expounded love. Both integrations from the cultures and traditions of Buddhism and Hinduism actually caused their empire to flourish, for there was no hostile with religious freedom.The Gupta empire was considered the Golden Age of Indian civilization because with the peaceful interactions between the Hindus and the Buddhists. The ruler at the time, Samudragupta, loved the arts, so literature among paintings had flourished throughout the
The Ramayana existed in only the oral tradition as far back as 1,500 BC, but in the fourth century BC is generally accepted as the date of its composition in Sanskrit. The collection of poems recounts the tales of Prince Rama and his wife Sita. These collections of kavya’s, or poems, are said to have laid the ground work for what is now known as Hinduism. The seven poems found in the Ramayana are ones that teach a moral or spiritual lesson.
This section of the course focused on the Gupta Empire. The Gupta Empire was an ancient empire from 320 to 550 CE that covered much of the Indian subcontinent. In this part of the world, Hinduism was the primary religion practiced. Today, Hinduism is still the primary religion in India and the oldest religion in the world. Hinduism consist of five concepts which include: dharma, moksha, kama, artha, and karma. Of the five concepts, karma is the most important because it determines what your future will hold.
The Mauryan Empire was a very intriguing empire, with rulers of different beliefs and ways of ruling, as well as antithetical ways that the rulers gained and maintained their power. Important events occurred during this period of time that affected future generations. The Empire’s people mainly had a Buddhist religion. The people of the Mauryan Empire contributed greatly to the fields of art, and architecture. The Mauryan Empire was very important to India’s way of life.
India, as well as Britain, has a very extensive history. During the years, India has been ruled by a series of dynasties. Out of all these dynasties, the most distinguished would be the Gupta Dynasty. This Dynasty ruled India from 320 A.D., to 500. Throughout this period of time, subjects like Indian art, literature, mathematics, philosophy, and science excelled.
The first appearances of Hinduism appeared with the introduction of Sanskrit. Sanskrit is a sacred language and the first recorded writings of this language appeared in the ancient Vedas (scriptures). These ancient scripture appeared between 1500-1200 B.C.(Pandian 62). These writings were the beginnings of the Hindu religion and had great influence on Valmiki when he was writing the Ramayana. Pre-Hindu religion before the writing of the Ramayana involved several similarities to the Hindu religion. The most influential similarity that Valmiki kept in his text was the focus on the individual. David R. Kinsley in his book Hinduism says this about the Vedic (pre-Hindu) beliefs "The realization of…truth wins the adept liberation…from the shifting world of constant flux and the endless cycle of rebirth, which is…determined by all one's action."(13) The Ramayana kept this central idea, but also focused on political aspects
Another Example of ‘Golden Age’ – The Golden Age of Comics Another example of golden age era will be the comics. The existence of this comics is at the end of the end of the 19th century. It regains its popularity after the depression when newspaper cartoon expanded into a major industry.
There are many cultural and societal influences that have made Hinduism vital to the region in which it originated. Hinduism can be traced to the Indus Valley Civilization that took place in 4000 BC to 2200 BC. India was a land of diverse cultures, religions, races and ethnicities. Hinduism was the unifying umbrella that brought peace to the land. The belief in Ahimsa or non-violence reduced warfare. In Ancient India, the caste system brought about social order but later this system decayed and gave rise to social ills. Many other cultures and invaders of the region influenced the development of Hinduism over the centuries. When the Indo-Europeans invaded India during 1500 to 500 BC, their religion of Vedas also greatly influenced the indigenous beliefs of Hinduism. Over 80% of Indians still practice Hinduism in modern India. The Hindus brought up in Hindu families are so steeped in the various Hindu traditions from infancy that they are totally imbibed into the Hindu religious system. The sages and seers over the ages held a prominent place in the religious beliefs of the region and their teachings of non-violence, unity, prayers and a life of righteousness have greatly influenced Hinduism.
and not just at the Rajputs, who became one of the pillars of the empire.