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The Gupta Golden Age

The Late Antique World

The Gupta Golden Age was a period of political stability and cultural, scientific and artistic achievement in the Gupta Empire of northern India, considered by some historians a golden age of Indian civilization, though other historians have disputed that characterization.

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Start Year
250 1
The empire's own lead dating is century level, mid third to mid sixth century CE; 250 and 550 are representative years within those centuries, not exact founding or end dates.
End Year
550 1
The empire's own lead dating is century level, mid third to mid sixth century CE; 250 and 550 are representative years within those centuries, not exact founding or end dates.
Geographic Scope
Northern Indian subcontinent 1
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1. Wikipedia: Gupta Empire
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  • Lead section
    The Gupta Empire was an Indian empire during the classical period of the Indian subcontinent which existed from the mid 3rd century to mid 6th century CE.
  • Lead section, opening paragraph
    At its peak, the dynasty ruled over an empire that spanned much of the northern Indian subcontinent.
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