Gupta Empire

Classical India's golden age of mathematics, astronomy, and Sanskrit court culture.

Specifications & Metrics

era

c. 320 – 550

region

South Asia

Core Principles & Analysis

• Under Chandragupta II the empire spanned much of the subcontinent.
• Indian mathematicians developed decimal place-value mathematics in this era.
• Kalidasa's Sanskrit drama marks the court literature of the period.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Gupta Empire