Gupta Period

Gupta Period(319- 7th AD)=> golden period of Indian Culture + for Sanskrit

• Chandra Gupth I annexed whole north india in 319 AD
• Extended frontiers of his empire through Military Conquest and Matrimonial Alliances
• Samudraguptha
• Second Chakravarthi Ruler. => through out his reign SG never defeated => Allahabad Prashasti by Harisen in Allahabad Ashokan Pillar.
• Note: 3rd Allahabad Prashasti by Ashoka
• called NAPOLEON OF EAST
• fond of Music; used to play Veena.
• Chandragupth II Vikramditya
• made UJJAIN 2nd capital of Guptha empire
• Temple Architecture started during his period
• 9 luminaries => Amarasimha + Kalidas.
• Buddhist scholar Fa hien came to India in  399 AD
• Kumaraguptha 1
• Nalanda University Established
• in 5th century AD Huna's started attack gupta empire.
• Toraman & Mihirkul most imp. huna's. 
• their purpose => loot and plunder.

Economic Condition Under Guptha

• More and more land granted to brahmans => lead to deurbanisation.
• largest number of gold coin released during this period => inferior quality to Kanishka period => Inscribed images of gods.

Religious Practices

• Many Puranas were written
• concept of god trinity emerged + concept of Baghavatism continued.
• 3 Brick Temple of Guptha period still surviving 
• Bitargaon in Kanpur
• Bhitari in Ghazipur
• Deogarh in Jhansi

Social Development

• Position of women Deteriorated. => confined to house
• emergence of concept of SATI => self immolation.
• first evidence of sati provided by an Inscription @ ERAN in MP dated 510 AD
• Law giver => KATYAYAN => started to ameliorate status of women => concept DOWRY ka. STREEDHAN. => all the article given to girl at time of marriage where to be used by girl for her maintenance.
• Untouchability emerged in large number ka. CHANDAL. => many imposition.