From the fourth through the middle of the sixth century CE the Gupta empire extended over all of northern India and much of the south. Under the patronage of the Gupta dynasty Indian culture flourished, and the era has rightly been termed the Classical...

the name of a dynasty which ruled during the Golden Age of Indian civilization (cca A.D. 320–510). It represents the peak of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain artistic development in sculpture and architecture as well as cave painting (see Ajantā)....

The Gupta Empire was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 320 to 550 CE and covered most of Northern India, the region presently in the nation of Pakistan and what is now western India and Bangladesh. The time of the Gupta Empire is...