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This period referred to as the golden age of Hinduism was under the rule of1. Kushans2. Guptas3. Mauryas4. Chedis

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : Guptas

The correct answer is Guptas.

  • The Gupta age in ancient India has been called the ‘Golden Age of India’ because of the many achievements in the field of arts, science, and literature that Indians made under the Guptas.
  • The Gupta Empire lasted from 320 AD to 550 AD.
  • Aryabhatta, the great Indian mathematician and astronomer wrote Surya Siddhanta and Aryabhatiya during the Gupta reign.
  • Sanskrit literature flourished under the Guptas. Kalidasa, the great poet, and playwright were in the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya.
  • Poet Harisena also adorned the court of Chandragupta Vikramaditya. He wrote the Allahabad Prashasti (inscription).

  • The founder of the Gupta dynasty was Sri Gupta
  • The Chinese traveller Fahien, who visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II, has left a valuable account of the social, economic, and religious conditions of the Gupta empire.
  • Samudragupta called the ‘Napoleon of India’ by Vincent Smith, was the greatest of the rulers of the Gupta dynasty.

DynastyTime PeriodImportant Points
Kushans1st century to 2nd century

Kushanas are considered to be one of the five branches of the Yuezhi tribe that lived in the Chinese frontier or central Asia.

Kanishka was the greatest king of the Kushan dynasty.

Mauryas322 - 185 BC

The famous rulers of the Maurya dynasty include - Chandragupta Maurya (322 - 298 BC), Bindusara (297 - 272 BC), and Ashoka (268 - 232 BC).

Kautilya provided the strategy while Chandragupta executed it. Megasthenes was the Greek ambassador at Chandragupta’s court.

Chedis600 - 300 BCIt is a kingdom that fell roughly in the Bundelkhand division of Madhya Pradesh regions to the south of river Yamuna along the river Ken.


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