Historic Wednesday

  The Gupta Dynasty (4th century CE to 6th century CE) -the Dynasty that gifted Aryabhata and Kalidas   Introduction: The Guptas ruled the Magadha state in north-eastern region of India. The Magadha region is presently located in Bihar, India. They maintained their dominance over the northern and certain parts of central and western India. This dynasty is regarded as India’s one of the most culturally rich provinces. The rule extended from early 4 th century CE to late 6 th century CE. The Gupta dynasty originated as a wealthy family from either Magadha or Prayaga .The family rose to claiming the local dominance over the Magadha province. Over the years, the succeeding rulers expanded the dynasty both culturally and territory-wise. Image reference- https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/The_Gupta_Empire.gif   The rise and fall of the Guptas- The empire name “The Guptas” is simply derived from the family surname. The local dominance over Magadha was tra

 Satavahana  ( 229 BC - 220 AD) Introduction: The Satavahanas, also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the late second century BCE and lasted until the early third century CE, although some assign the beginning of their rule to as early as the 3rd century BCE based on the Puranas, but uncorroborated by archaeological evidence. The Satavahana kingdom mainly comprised the present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. At different times, their rule extended to parts of modern Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Karnataka. The dynasty had different capital cities at different times, including Pratishthana and Amaravati.   The Sunga dynasty came to an end around 73 BCE when their ruler Devabhuti was killed by Vasudeva Kanva. The Kanva dynasty then ruled over Magadha for about 45 years. Around this time