GUPTA DYNASTY 240-550
GUPTA DYNASTY 240 to 590 CE. the Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire, existing from approximately 240 to 590 CE. At its zenith from approximately 319 to 550 CE it covered much of the Indian subcontinent.[2] This period is called the Golden Age of India.[3][note 1] The ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Sri Gupta; the most notable rulers of the dynasty were Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, and Chandragupta II . The 5th-century CE Sanskrit poet Kalidasa credits the Guptas with having conquered about twenty-one kingdoms, both in and outside India, including the kingdoms of Parasikas, the Hunas, the Kambojas, tribes located in the west and east Oxus valleys, the Kinnaras, Kiratas, and others .[5 Kumaragupta I, also known as Shakraditya[3] and Mahendraditya[citation needed], was an emperor of the Gupta Empire in 415–455 CE . He was the son of his predecessor, Chandragupta II, and Dhruvadevi (also known as Dhruvasvamini).[4] He was an able ruler and retained, inta...