Political condition of north india in postharsha period. History life in gupta period the gupta period is considered to the most brilliant period or the golden age of the hindus. Gupta period is one of the most important period in indian history. The puranas preserved the traditions, legends, moral codes, religious, and philosophical principles. The book was so popular that about 200 versions of the book exist in more than 50 languages of the world. Gupta period was considered as the golden phase of indian literature. Our advice is to first go through the respective ncert text. The wonderful literature was produced in prose, poetry, drama, and grammar. The gupta script sometimes referred to as gupta brahmi script or late brahmi script was used for writing sanskrit and is associated with the gupta empire of india which was a period of material prosperity and great religious and scientific developments. According to some scholars, the most glorious period of ancient indian history is the rule of the gupta dynasty. Get ncert notes on gupta dynasty and download gupta dynasty notes pdf.
The first article was published in anandamela patrika when he was only 12 years old. The time of the gupta empire is referred to as golden age of india in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy. Remarkable bronze is a 4armed avalokiteshwara which is a good eg. The guptas started their rule from a small state in. Tolerant outlook of local and regional brahmin kings during the guptas allowed buddhism to flourish which was further boosted in the postgupta period by. In northern india, king harsha ruled one of the small kingdoms, but after he died in the 600s ad, his kingdom fell apart into three even smaller ones. The objective or multiple questions of the gupta empire, discussed here are very important for the various types of competitive examinations like railway, government jobs interview, banking exam, staff selection commission or ssc, cgl, etc.
After the gupta period, india was divided into different small and medium kingdoms. Base of a buddha image with adorants from mathura, c. The lifestyle and culture of the gupta empire is known to us through the availability of various ancient scriptures, coins, inscriptions, and texts, etc. One of the main vehicles of this brahmanical culture was the sanskrit language. The achievements of the gupta period in the field of. Gupta dynasty ncert notes on guptan empire for upsc. Postmauryan, pregupta period general knowledge 185 bc 319 bc sunga dynasty kanva dynasty satavahana dynasty chedi dynasty the sakas the parthians the kushans sunga dynasty 187 to 73 bc. There were four major kingdoms in north india between the period in which the guptas declines and the rise of harsha i. This document is highly rated by upsc students and has been viewed 1227 times. Get s p gupta statistical methods pdf file for free on our ebook library pdf file. Though the gupta empire was not as widespread as the mauryan empire was in india, the gupta dynasty was successful in creating an empire that is significant in the. India witnessed a great advancement in the field of literature under the gupta monarchs.
Media in category art of the gupta period the following 167 files are in this category, out of 167 total. About 500 years after the role of the maurya dynasty in india, this dynasty came to power. Samudragupta, gupta ruler 1700 years ago, ie ad 300. The post gupta period in northern india saw the emergence of regional kingdoms, mostly derived from the feudatories of the. Most of these are in fact the religious grants made by history manual the gupta rulers to. Gk gupta period questions with answers objective mcq. Northern india was divided into four kingdoms of later guptas of magadha, the maukharis, the pushabhutis and the maitrakas. Synthesis between the sarnath school from the gupta period and the local bihar tradition. This formative period requires a detailed study, since many institutions and problems of presentday india owe their origin to this period. The other gupta period inscription recovered from the study area was from. D, asm, tte, food sub inspector, wb police, gram panchayat, postal assistant, agriculture, court, psc, lic, cmat and all other state level public service commission exams. The later gupta dynasty ruled the magadha region in eastern india between 6th and 7th centuries.
Gupta dynasty ruled in ancient india between the 3rd century and 6th century. Tormana was no savage but a hinduised frontier king attacking a decaying empire. Read about samudragupta, chandragupta and more here for ias exam. Postgupta period, notes, history, upsc, ias, civil. The founder of the sunga dynasty is pushyamitra sunga. Gupta empire simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The two hundred years of gupta rule may be said to mark the climax of hindu imperial tradition. These questions are the part of previous year paper. Standard 6 only the main points from each chapter are compiled below. The gupta period is popularly known as the golden age of india.
Post maurya and pre gupta period questions and answers exams contains the questions from various competitive exams. Nanadeshi guild of teachers having membership from different regions and castes niyoga liviratethe practice of allowing a widow to cohabit with her husbands younger brother till the birth of a male child prohibited by dharmashastra from gupta period onwards. Indus valley civilization emerged stretches for more than 900 miles along the indus river in northwestern india. Introduction the gupta empire was an ancient indian empire, founded by maharaja sri gupta, which existed from approximately 320. The gupta period after the downfall of the kushana empire in about the third century and at the beginning of the 4th century ad, many independent states emerged in north india. Chandragupta, his father, was the first ruler of the gupta dynasty to adopt the grand title of maharaj adhiraja, a title that samudragupta also used. This was one of the only early indian civilization to be able to unite the subcontinent under their. Engage your students during remote learning with video readalouds.
Prachet gupta was born on october 14, 1962, in kolkata. By patronizing the gems of the sanskrit literature chandragupta ii. The gupta and post guptas period group12 presented by. From school life, his passion was sports and writing. Paper 11 politicosocial and administrative history of ancient india. The gupta script was descended from brahmi and gave rise to the nagari, sarada and siddha. The gupta period witnessed the ultimate revival of brahmanical culture which saw its beginning in the horse sacrifice of samudragupta. From the point of view of literature, religion, art, architecture, commerce and colonial development, this period is undoubtedly the most important in indian history. In gupta empire 320 ad to 550 ad, there was a hierarchy of administrative divisions from top to bottom. The post gupta period in northern india saw the emergence of. Gupta empiremcqsfoundersamudraguptachandragupta iisakas. Post gupta period the post gupta period influence of gupta dynasty remained in from art 172 at montgomery college.
The reference material for this post is ncert history text for class 6 our past 1. The condition of women in the gupta empire period slowly deteriorated. The gupta period in indian history is termed as the golden age of india. Post gupta period the post gupta period influence of gupta. Paintings in gupta period have been the testaments of artistic excellence that prevailed during the ancient era 320 ce550 ce. Feudatories and subjugated powers declared their independence and made way for. Growing curvilinear lotus stalk and her right hand in abhaymudra. What was the status of women during the gupta period. The political scene in india from the decline of the guptas until the rise of harsha was bewildering. Apr 20, 2020 postgupta period, notes, history, upsc, ias, civil service exam upsc notes edurev is made by best teachers of upsc. Samudragupta who first issued gupta coins that his first gold coins were of standard type and that later on he issued the chandraguptakumaradevi type of coins to commemorate his fathers marriage to lichchhavi princess which had proved to be great benefit to the gupta dynasty. Society witnessed structural reorientation as significant groups of foreigners penetrated into india and chose to be identified with the rest of the community. Life in gupta period green valley educational institute.
Because of the high level of cultural progress that was achieved during this period, the gupta period is generally referred to as a golden age. After then he continues to write regularly in different magazines. These paintings are to be found in the bagh caves in madhya pradesh and bedsa caves and the ajanta caves in maharashtra. The gupta period marks an important phase in the history of ancient india. It is the noticeable product of the system of education and learning. One of these states was of the lichchahavis of vaisali who dominated portions of north bengal and south bihar. Pdf traces of buddhist architecture in gupta and postgupta. These kind of questions would be helpful in preparing for exams like ias, pcs, upsc, nda, cds ssc, rrb, psc, ibps. The postgupta era is a period that witnessed the beginnings of the regional identities that took deep roots in course of time. In the same period even the character of the hun invaders underwent change. It extends through the reigns of chandragupta i, samudragupta, chandragupta ii, vikramaditya, kumaragupta and skandagupta. The gupta period is called the golden age of ancient india. After going through this unit you have learned about the political developments in the post gupta period and realized different other aspects of the socioeconomic and religious life of that period.
Request pdf post gupta bengal inscriptions, coins and literatures the history of post gupta period is hazy in the annals of ancient bengal. The later guptas succeeded the imperial guptas as the rulers of magadha, but there is no evidence connecting the two dynasties. Historians place the gupta dynasty alongside with the han dynasty, tang dynasty and roman empire as a model of a classical civilisation. This may not be true in the economic field because several towns in north india declined during this period. Gupta period 320 ce750 bc 52 the gupta empire was founded in northern india at the beginning of the fourth century ad after a long period of chaos which ensued when the kushan empire ended in the middle of the third century. It was expected from a woman to obey her father before she was married, then after marriage obey her husban. A proper understanding of this unit would help you in developing a fair.
The achievements of the gupta period in the field of literature, science and technology are as follows. The long and efficient rule of the guptas made a huge impact on the political, social and cultural spheres. The postgupta period in northern india history discussion. The maukharis who first held the region of western u. Officers of the gupta empire a vishayapati administered the vishaya with the help of the adhikarana council of representatives, which comprised four. Pdf where were the gupta and postgupta settlements in the.
The women were given secondary position in the gupta empire society. Study and analysis of gupta empire in the history of india. Chapter 8 postgupta period i 600ad 750ad civilsdaily. The compilation based on ncert texts will also help you learn the cultural history of india. Provinces were also divided into vishayas and put under the control of the vishayapatis. Kumaragupta was the son and successor of chandragupta ii. The panchatantra version was written some time during the gupta period. Some of the chief achievements of the gupta period are the following. Painting as an art reached its perfection in gupta period.
The fall of the gupta rulers paved the way for domination of the later guptas, maukharis and pushyabhutis in the north. The gupta empire was ruled by members of the gupta dynasty from around 320 to 550 ad and covered most of northcentral india. They themselves were highly cultured and consequently they did all that could be done for patronising literature and art. Post gupta bengal inscriptions, coins and literatures request pdf. However, the guptas possessed a large quantity of gold, whatever its source, and they issued the largest number of gold coins. This article on ancient india covers gupta and postgupta rulers. In history, gupta dynasty known for being the first dynasty to unite and rule most of the indian subcontinent. His reign was marked by general peace and prosperity. Coins of guptas, gupta coinage, coins of gupta dynasty. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Large scale displacement of peoples continued for some time. The guptas confessed on india the long desired unity and the feeling of.
The later guptas are socalled because the names of their rulers ended with the suffix gupta, which they might have adopted to. Feudatories and subjugated powers declared their independence and made way for emergence of small kingdoms. They ruled large parts of northern india from early 4 th century ce to mid6 th century ce. Numerous inscriptions of kings reveal that the kings claimed descent from the gupta vakataka dynasties. Where were the gupta and postgupta1 settlements in the hinterland zone of.
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