THREAD: Guptas–The Imperial Brahmins!
Gupt-Era, India’s GOLDEN AGE, a reign wherein Kings ruled as per Dharma which made India prosperous like never again: Accounted 40% World GDP, Giant leaps in Science, Literature, Sculpture, Architecture, Mathematics, Linguistis, Music.
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Multiple invasions neutralized includingby Huns and Greeks, India's boarders expanded, Minimal State interference made citizens happy & prospered, Fair & rapid Judiciary, Rational Taxation, Decentralized Governance...
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Being impartial Praja-Palak, Guptas didn't boast explicitly about their caste yet sufficient archeological evidence have been recovered confirming Guptas being Brahmins.
The Dynasty is known as Gupt-Vansa after its progenitor Maharaja ShriGupt' name,not for being Vaishy
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Brahmanas using "Gupt" as their surname include *Brahmgupta*, author of famous astronomical text ‘Khandakhadya’; and *Vishnugupt/Kautilya*, author of Arthshashtra.
Brahmin namws ending as ‘Varman’ also occur in Kadamba Dynasty of Vanavasi, e.g.Kakutsthavarman, Santivarman etc
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Let us look at the INDISPUTED information available about caste of Imperial Guptas:
….the hand of Chanragupt-II’s daughter Prabhavati Gupta was accepted by the Brahmin King of Vishnuvriddha Gotra, Rudrasena II.
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Kadamb king Kakutsthavarman (Manavya Gotra Brahmin)gave his daughter to a Gupt king and wrote this with pride in Talgund stone inscription
Guptas' multiple marriages with orthodox Brahman dynasties are most credible proof available till date to ascertain their Caste -Brahmin
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Gupta princess Prabhavatigupta, daughter of Chandragupt-II, mentions her Gotra as Dharana in her Poona & Riddhapur copper plate grants. Since it is not the Gotra of her husband, Rudrasena II Vakataka, which was Vishnuvriddha, Dharna must be Gotra of her paternal house – Gupt
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..there is definitive evidence that in the Gupta times, there were Brahmins of this Gotra.
In the Kurud plates of king Narendra, the done Bhasrutasvami, to whom a grant of land was made, was a Brahman of Dharana Gotra.
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According to the Buddhist scholar Paramartha, the Gupt king Baladitya married his sister to Vasurata who was a Brahman
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According to the Mandsaur stone inscription of Yashodharman, the Brahmana Ravikirtti had a wife named "Bhanugupta", who was daughter of the Gupta king Bhanugupt
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The 7.2 metres RUST-FREE Iron Piller inscription standing in Mehrauli, Delhi was constructed by Chandragupt-II (375-415 CE), which is unparalleled demonstration of advanced metallurgy back then.
Similar pillars were erected at several locations including in Vidisha
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One of world's earliest university, Nalanda, was built by Kumaragupt-I and rose to legendary status due to its contribution to India's emergence as great power in subjects like Vēda, vēdāṅga-s, Grammar(vyākaraṇa), astronomy (Jyōtiṣa), logic (Tarka), Mathematics (Ganit)etc
Yet another elaboration about Imperial Brahamins - Guptas !
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