Vedic Rites Vedic rites which Samudra Gupta made attempts to revive after a long period of abeyance in certain areas, had their staunch advocates in the Purva Mimamsa or Karma Mimamsa school... Read more

Siva Worship The worship of Siva found favour with many of the highest officials during the early Gupta age. Pasupata or Saiva acharyas are constantly mentioned in contemporary records of th... Read more

Religion The Gupta age is usually regarded as an era of Brahmanic revival. There can be no doubt thathinduism Brahmanism enjoyed imperial patronage. Some of the rulers make a pointed claim t... Read more

Social Conditions Social conditions underwent rapid changes during the period under review. This is hinted at by those epigraphs that refer to some of the most distinguished rulers of the ag... Read more

The Administrative System THE period of the Gupta emperors and their successors saw the gradual disappearance of non-monarchical states. After the sixth century, monarchy becomes the only fo... Read more