Gupta empire

• Gupta empire


  • Had superior armed forces
  • Gained control throughout northern India
  • Founded by Chandragupta I through marriage with Princess Kumaradevi
• Samudragupta


  • Military genius who continued to expand their empire
  • Donated a large sum of money
  • Engaged in trade with China, Southeast Asia, and the Mediterranean
  • Son of Chandragupta I
• Reign of Samudragupta

  335 AD - 376 AD
• How did the Gupta empire decline?

  Death of Skandagupta (455-467 AD)

  Internal and external conflicts