Question

How was the Gupta empire established?

Answer 1

The Gupta Empire was established about 320 A.D. The first important ruler was Chandragupta I, who was originally a local ruler in Magadha.
His successor, Samudragupta enlarged the empire to include the Punjab, Bihar, West Bengal, etc.
The Gupta Empire at its height about 400 A.D. ruled northern India from the Ganges Delta to the Indus River and the Arabian Sea. The Gupta period from 320 to 500 is often described as the classical age of ancient India. It was a time of brilliant achievements in philosophy and religion, the arts, and the sciences. The Gupta system of government was much less centralized than that of the earlier Maurya (4th & 3rd centuries B.C.). Military chieftains emerged as regional kings. The Gupta Empire enjoyed extensive agriculture, industry and foreign trade
during its height. Trade with Rome and Southeast Asia brought in great quantities of gold and silver. Indians migrated to other lands of Southeast Asia. Through Indian mercantile settlements aspects of Indian culture spread to Burma, Malaya, Cambodia and the East Indies. The Gupta period saw the completion of most of the major schools of Hindu philosophy. In social organization, the caste system had become more complex, with an increasing number of castes and more rigid regulations governing the use of food and drink, marriage, and social intercourse. In the arts, the Gupta period was a high point of Indian creativity. There were also brilliant achievements in mathematics and astronomy, such as the use of the decimal system and the prediction of eclipses. I hope that this has been a help to you.