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Re: Ancient history of india part 5
After the gap of few centuries another mighty empire which arose,was the GUPTA EMPIRE in the 4th century AD in fact this period is considered as the golden age of indian history.This empire lasted for more than two centuries,spanning a large part of indian subcontinent,with its administration much more decentralized than that of Mauryas.By means of war and matrimonial alliances with the smaller ,neighbouring kingdoms,the empires boundaries kept getting extended further.
THE GUPTA EMPIRE 400 AD
The Gupta rulers patronized Hinduism which led to the resurgence of orthodox Hinduism .A famous chines traveler FA HIEN,visited india during this period and recorded his experiences in the form of interesting chronicals.This world famous treasure troves of art namely Ajanta and Ellora caves were created during this period.
Ajanta and Ellora
 
 
 
The Gupta period witnessed the revival of literature and culture.Several important treatises were written on a waste range of subjects - grammer,mathematics,astronomy,medicine and erotic (the kamasutra).The luminaries of this period includes kalidasa the famous playwriter who created master pieces in sanskrit,Varahamihara (505 AD-587 AD)a famous astronomer and Aryabhatta (476 AD-550 AD),the renowned mathematician and astronomer.
 
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