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The Gupta Empire

The Gupta Empire. By Grant Dachroeden. Location and time. Around 320 CE to 600 CE Northern India, from Pakistan to Bangladesh. http://poster.4teachers.org/view/poster.php?poster_id=209401. Government . Monarchy

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The Gupta Empire

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  1. The Gupta Empire By Grant Dachroeden

  2. Location and time • Around 320 CE to 600 CE • Northern India, from Pakistan to Bangladesh http://poster.4teachers.org/view/poster.php?poster_id=209401

  3. Government • Monarchy • Empire Divided in to provinces, ran by viceroys, normally a member of the royal family • Provinces were then divided in to districts ran by a city counsel,

  4. Government continued • city councils could make governing decisions, only if it didn’t involve a central policy

  5. Justice system • King presided over the highest court • Various councils, authorized to resolve disputes, as in village assembly or trade guild • Judgments usually based off of legal texts social customs or orders of the king

  6. Diplomacy • Kingdoms in Nepal and Assem paid tribute for peace • Gave tribal states autonomy, under their protection • Forced other kingdoms to pay them tribute

  7. Roads • Roads were built to further trade routes • Roads were also built connecting major cities in case of invasion

  8. Trade • Traded with mostly with Rome • Traded textiles, metals, gems, and ivory • Sea trade routes also developed

  9. Currency • Design for Coins seem to be propaganda • Images of the perfect human form • Making kings seem legendary or like gods http://www.indianetzone.com/2/coins_gupta_dynasty.htm

  10. Citys • Cities had many guilds for crafts • Cities like Nalanda had universities that many people traveled to go to • Many cities were laid out around temples

  11. Cities continued • Cities were laid out for streets big enough for trading stalls

  12. Peasant Communities • Peasants formed communities with almost no one of higher castes • The village leader had the responsibility with dealing with the landlords • These communities were run by village elders and leader

  13. Rent and Tribute • Most of the money generated was from taxes on land • There was also a heavy tax on produce off of the land • Absence of a heavy toll on traffic and trade

  14. Tributes • Feudal kings had to pay tribute • Neighboring lands paid tributes to keep peace • Often forced other kingdoms too

  15. Patriarchy • Women were treated more like property • Women could not own any property • Women were often married before they hit puberty

  16. Collapse of the empire • Multiple invasions by the Hephthalites, draining the economy • Disarray of the royal family • Governors and feudal chieftains revolting against the Guptas

  17. Works cited • "Gupta Empire - Goverment." Think Quest. Oracle. Web. 7 Sept. 2011. <http://library.thinkquest.org/C006203/cgi- bin/stories.cgi?article=government§ion=history/gupt as&frame=parent> • "Coins of the Gupta Dynasty." Free Encyclopedia & Web Portal on Indian Culture & Lifestyle. Indianet Zone. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. <http://www.indianetzone.com/2/coins_gupta_dynast y.htm> Smitha, • Frank E. "The Gupta Dynasty and Empire." MacroHistory : World History. Web. 07 Sept. 2011. <http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch28gup.htm> • Lockard, Craig A. "Societies, Networks, and Transitions ..." Google Books. Cengage. Web. 08 Sept. 2011. <http://books.google.com/books?id=yJPlCpzOY_QC>.

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