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[[Image:IndiaGuptaEmpire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Gupta Empire]] under [[Chandragupta II]] (ruled 375-415).]] | [[Image:IndiaGuptaEmpire.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Gupta Empire]] under [[Chandragupta II]] (ruled 375-415).]] | ||
The period between the 4th and 6th centuries [[Common Era|CE]] is known as the '''Golden Age of India''' because of the considerable achievements of [[India]]ns in the fields of [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], [[science]], [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] during the [[Gupta Empire]]. The [[decimal]] numeral system, including the concept of [[0|zero]], was invented in India during this period.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE GUPTA EMPIRE OF INDIA 320-720|url=http://www.historybits.com/gupta.htm}}</ref> The peace and prosperity created under the leadership of the Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gupta Art: A Study from Aesthetic and Canonical Norms|page=7-17|publisher=Galaxy Publications|author=Padma Sudhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India in Pictures|author=Lee Engfer|year=2002|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|isbn=9780822503712|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/indiainpictures0000engf}}</ref> The Golden Age of India came to an end when the [[Hunas]] invaded the Gupta Empire in the 6th century CE. | The period between the 4th and 6th centuries [[Common Era|CE]] is known as the '''Golden Age of India''' because of the considerable achievements of [[India]]ns in the fields of [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], [[science]], [[religion]] and [[philosophy]] during the [[Gupta Empire]]. The [[decimal]] numeral system, including the concept of [[0|zero]], was invented in India during this period.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE GUPTA EMPIRE OF INDIA 320-720|url=http://www.historybits.com/gupta.htm}}</ref> The peace and prosperity created under the leadership of the Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gupta Art: A Study from Aesthetic and Canonical Norms|page=7-17|publisher=Galaxy Publications|author=Padma Sudhi}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India in Pictures|author=Lee Engfer|year=2002|publisher=Twenty-First Century Books|isbn=9780822503712|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/indiainpictures0000engf}}</ref> The Golden Age of India came to an end when the [[Hunas]] invaded the Gupta Empire in the 6th century CE. | ||
==South India== | ==South India== | ||
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[[South India]] in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial [[Cholas]] is considered as another Golden Age.<ref>{{cite book|title=The First Spring Part 1: Life in the Golden Age of India|quote=The period of the 'imperial' Cholas was the golden age of South India.|page=102|publisher=Penguin UK|year=2014|isbn=9789351186458}}</ref> The period saw extensive achievements in Dravidian [[architecture]], [[Tamil literature]], sculpture and bronze working, quasi-democratic reforms, maritime conquests and trade. | [[South India]] in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial [[Cholas]] is considered as another Golden Age.<ref>{{cite book|title=The First Spring Part 1: Life in the Golden Age of India|quote=The period of the 'imperial' Cholas was the golden age of South India.|page=102|publisher=Penguin UK|year=2014|isbn=9789351186458}}</ref> The period saw extensive achievements in Dravidian [[architecture]], [[Tamil literature]], sculpture and bronze working, quasi-democratic reforms, maritime conquests and trade. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Ancient India]] | [[Category:Ancient India]] | ||
[[Category:Golden ages (metaphor)|India]] | [[Category:Golden ages (metaphor)|India]] | ||
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