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The Gupta Empire - Coggle Diagram
The Gupta Empire
Samudragupta
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Prayaga Prasasti at Allahabad, written in Sanskrit by court poet, Harishena
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Issued eight types of coins, most of them in gold.
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Chandragupta II
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Fa Hien
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Described north Indian people as honest, prosperous and happy. Corporal punishments were rare.
Chandragupta I
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Matrimonial alliance with Kumaradevi, Lichchhavi princess
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Kingdom - parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal
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Rise
After decline of Mauryan empire - Kushanas in the North and Satavahanas in the Deccan region were the major rulers
During decline, they split into several small kingdoms
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Most info about it from coins, inscriptions, monuments and Kalidasa's Sanskrit classics
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Rulers were great patrons of literature, art and architecture.