Detailing everything from the art and culture of the gupta era to the administrative structure and samudragupta's military conquests. the ones that i found on amazon were, The Gupta Empire by Radhakumud Mookerji, gupta empire by surya nandan prasad and Gupta empire by H.C Sharma Dharma Singh. Are any of these any good? I only have the time to read one book, would you recommend me one from the ones i mentioned above? Or some other book.
I’m slowly building myself a decent collection of history books and reading them in chronological order. I’ve been shopping on places like Amazon for Classical Indian history books but all they have are cheap >100 page summaries. Are there some good reads I can find?
I'm currently trying to write a fantasy story inspired by Hindu-Buddhist mythology and Indian history. As such, I'm trying to learn what sort of arms and armor the Indian kingdoms of the time period between the the disintegration of the Gupta Empire and the defeat of the Rajput kings by the Ghorids. Would the armor of this time be similar to that used by thr Rajputs in later years, or more similar to the armor we see discussed in the Mahabharata and Ramayana as well as earlier armors of the Mauryans?
I know Bharatavarsha in this time was ruled by multiple kingdoms, so specifically if there are resources and details on the armors and weapons of the following states are what I'm looking for.
- Gurjara-Pratiharas of Ujjain
- Rashtrakutas/Chalukyas
- Empire of Harshavardhana
- Karkotas of Kashmir
- Bengali empires such as the Sena and Palas
- Tamil kingdoms such as Cholas and Palas
- Kakatiyas
- Rajputs of time such as Chauhans and Tomaras
From 320 AD to 495 AD, a long series of Gupta rulers ruled in Prachin Bharat Ka itihas , which is known as 'Gupta-dynasty'. It is also called the era of Indian renaissance and the golden age of Indian history. The political unity of India was broken after the destruction of the Maurya rule, that political unity was revived in this era. The word 'Gupta' is used as a suffix at the end of the names of all the rulers of this dynasty, which is indicative of the caste or lineage of those rulers. That's why this dynasty is called Gupta dynasty. Read here full story ---
After Skandagupta, his Vimata-son Purugupta ascended the throne in old age. Purugupta ruled from 467 AD to 473 AD. He introduced the archer type of gold coins. Dr. Raychaudhuri has considered Prakashaditya inscribed on the coins found from Bharsar as a secondary title of Purugupta or any of his immediate successors. Purugupta could not save the empire from disintegration. His uncle Govindagupta, who ruled in Malwa, became independent. Following him, other provinces also started trying to become independent. After that, there were many powerless kings who could not save the Gupta-kingdom from being destroyed. The last of the Gupta emperors were Kumaragupta (III) and Vishnugupta. Their last date is found around 570 AD. After this there is no mention of any king of the Gupta dynasty. Read full reason of fall
And also know - Prachin Bharat Ka itihas
The Gupta emperors ruled from 275 AD to 550 AD with full power and energy. After that his decline started and around 570 AD his kingdom was completely destroyed. There were many reasons for the decline of the Guptas, some of the main reasons are as follows-
(1) Unqualified successor: The first reason for the decline of the Gupta Empire was that after the death of Skandagupta, the Gupta-emperors such as Purugupta, Narasimhagupta, Kumaragupta (II), Bhanugupta etc. were incompetent and powerless. They did not have the ability to keep the vast Gupta-kingdom safe. The security and strength of the centralized government depends on the competence of the emperor. Therefore, it was natural for the empire to disintegrate during the reign of incompetent rulers.
(2) Invasions of the Huns: The second reason for the decline of the Gupta Empire was the invasion of the Huns. Although Skandagupta successfully faced these attacks, the attacks of the Huns did not stop. These attacks increased further during the reign of the later weak Gupta-Emperors.
Read full story at -- https://www.bharatkaitihas.com/fall-of-gupta-empire/
And Also Know -- Prachin Bharat Ka itihas
I'm currently trying to write a fantasy story inspired by Hindu-Buddhist mythology and Indian history. As such, I'm trying to learn what sort of arms and armor the Indian kingdoms of the time period between the the disintegration of the Gupta Empire and the defeat of the Rajput kings by the Ghorids. Would the armor of this time be similar to that used by thr Rajputs in later years, or more similar to the armor we see discussed in the Mahabharata and Ramayana as well as earlier armors of the Mauryans?
I know Bharatavarsha in this time was ruled by multiple kingdoms, so specifically if there are resources and details on the armors and weapons of the following states are what I'm looking for.
- Gurjara-Pratiharas of Ujjain
- Rashtrakutas/Chalukyas
- Empire of Harshavardhana
- Karkotas of Kashmir
- Bengali empires such as the Sena and Palas
- Tamil kingdoms such as Cholas and Palas
- Kakatiyas
- Rajputs of time such as Chauhans and Tomaras
I'm currently trying to write a fantasy story inspired by Hindu-Buddhist mythology and Indian history. As such, I'm trying to learn what sort of arms and armor the Indian kingdoms of the time period between the the disintegration of the Gupta Empire and the defeat of the Rajput kings by the Ghorids. Would the armor of this time be similar to that used by thr Rajputs in later years, or more similar to the armor we see discussed in the Mahabharata and Ramayana as well as earlier armors of the Mauryans?
I know Bharatavarsha in this time was ruled by multiple kingdoms, so specifically if there are resources and details on the armors and weapons of the following states are what I'm looking for.
- Gurjara-Pratiharas of Ujjain
- Rashtrakutas/Chalukyas
- Empire of Harshavardhana
- Karkotas of Kashmir
- Bengali empires such as the Sena and Palas
- Tamil kingdoms such as Cholas and Palas
- Kakatiyas
- Rajputs of time such as Chauhans and Tomaras
From 320 AD to 495 AD, a long series of Gupta rulers ruled India in Prachin Bharat Ka itihas , which is known as 'Gupta-dynasty'. It is also called the era of Indian renaissance and the golden age of Indian history. The political unity of India was broken after the collapse of the Maurya rule, that political unity was revived in this era. The word 'Gupta' is used as a suffix at the end of the names of all the rulers of this dynasty, which is indicative of the caste or lineage of those rulers. That's why this dynasty is called Gupta dynasty.Read more --
From 320 AD to 495 AD, a long series of Gupta rulers ruled India, which is known as 'Gupta-dynasty'. It is also called the era of Indian renaissance and the golden age of Indian history. The political unity of India was broken after the destruction of the Maurya rule, that political unity was revived in this era. The word 'Gupta' is used as a suffix at the end of the names of all the rulers of this dynasty, which is indicative of the caste or lineage of those rulers. That's why this dynasty is called Gupta dynasty.
Read ful story--- https://www.bharatkaitihas.com/gupta-empire/
Also know -- Prachin Bharat Ka itihas
