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The Gupta Age in the Indian History |
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The Gupta Empire occupies a remarkable place in the History of India. The Gupta Empire had been reigned by the rulers from the Gupta Dynasty. The duration of the Gupta Empire in Indian History, rather in ancient Indian history included as many as two hundred and thirty years from 320 CE to 550 CE. The remarkable rulers of the Gupta Dynasty are Chandragupta, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II, Kumargupta and Skandagupta.
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The The Gupta Age in the Indian History has often been considered by the great historians to be the Golden Age in the history of India in all possible aspects that a country may be concerned about. India was in its peak form of success and progress in the fields of science, astronomy, mathematics, religion and even in the field of Indian philosophy. There are a number of various opinions related to the efficiency of the rulers of the The Gupta Age in the Indian History. But none of the opinions is for the Gupta rulers being opposed to the progress of art, culture, studies and science in the country. Rather, there are many references to the incidents and evidents that serve as sufficient proof to confirm the fact that the Rulers of the Gupta age in the Indian History very confidently and strongly backed the growing practice of development in the fields of art, culture, science and other fields of studies. It is in the the Gupta age in the Indian History that the concept of 'zero' as well as the decimal numerical system were invented.
In the earlier stage of the Gupta age in the Indian History the Gupta Empire covered a region which is presently partly in India, partly in Pakistan and partly in Bangladesh. The area was ruled by Chandragupta. The area of the state was expanded vastly by Samudragupta, the successor of Chandragupta. The extent of expansion that Samudragupta executed, was almost five times of the area of the state that he inherited. All of the northern part of India and most of the south eastern India came to be occupied by Samudragupta. Chandragupta II, the successor of Samudragupta, also extended the area of the empire that he inherited. The western part of the present India was occupied by him.
Art and culture went through a tremendously fast growth during the Gupta age in the Indian History. Most of the ancient works of art that are found, happen to be belonging to the Gupta age. The paintings in the Cave at Ajanta, the Udaigiri Varaha Cave, the Deogharh Dashavatara Temple that are famous in all over India, are the proud products of the development of art and sculpture in the Gupta age in the Indian History. Most of the iconographies of Lord Buddha that are found in many parts of India were also the product of the Gupta age in ancient India. One of the Ajanta paintings, that happens to be the most popular and best known, even in these days, is the 'Bodhisattva Padmapani'. It is guessed that the artistic craftsmanship of the Greeks was adapted by the artists who created this piece of artistic work.
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