Research Paper On Golden Age Of India

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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 …show more content…

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

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