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Rulers of Gupta

Mauryan

About empire

  • Chandragupta I (320-355)
  • Kumaragupta I (414-455)
  • Samudragupta (375-414)
  • Chandragupta II (375-414)
  • Skandagupta (455-467)
  • Purugupta (467-473),
  • Kumaragupta II (473-479),
  • Kumaragupta III
  • Ruled by the Mauryan dynasty
  • Ruled from 322 to 185 BCE
  • The Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya,
  • Chandragupta had overthrown the Nanda Dynasty and rapidly expanded his power westwards across central and western India, taking advantage of the disruptions of local powers
  • By 320 BCE the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India, defeating and conquering the satraps left by Alexander
  • The Maurya Empire was one of the world's largest empires in its time, and the largest ever in the Indian subcontinent

Gupta

Mauryan

About empire

Three Rulers

-------Chandragupta-------

  • Founder of the Mauryan empire
  • First ruler to unite India into one state
  • Ruled with a bureaucracy he ruled from 322 B.C.-298 B.C.

------------Ashoka------------

  • Let almost the entire indian subcontinent into the empire.
  • He won the gruesome war of Kalinga.
  • He returned to Buddhism and decided to end war and be peaceful
  • Ruled from 268 B.C.-232 B.C.

The Way out

Thank you for watching I hope you enjoyed my presentation and hopefully you learned more about the gupta and mauryan empires bye

  • Was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta
  • Existed from 320 to 550 CE
  • Covered much of the Indian Subcontinent.
  • The peace and prosperity created under the leadership of the Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors.
  • ^ This period is called the golden age of India
  • Chandra Gupta I, Samudra Gupta the Great, and Chandra Gupta II the Great were the most notable rulers of the Gupta dynasty.
  • The empire gradually declined because of many factors such as substantial loss of territory and imperial authority caused by their own erstwhile feudatories and the invasion by the Huna peoples from Central Asia

-------Bindusara-------

  • Nicknamed by the greeks slayer of enemies
  • son of Chandragupta Maurya
  • Ruled from 298 B.C.-272 B.C.
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