Thread by @LostTemple7

Why We called Gupta Dynasty "The Golden Age of India "

This phrase called ' Golden age of India' has been first described by the great Indologist, Vincent Smith in his book ' Oxford History of India, volume one

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The same Vincent Smith has for the first time called Samudragupta , the ' napoleon of india'.

The Gupta empire is the fourth largest empire of India covering an area of 3.5 million sq km, after Maurya's, British, Mughal empires, in that order

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The main reasons why it was called golden age is because if advancement in various fields of human development like trade, science and technology, military, social and economic order, religion, art and architecture, etc

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We will discuss it one by one :

1) Trade: Even before Gupta empire, India was the richest country in the world ( a position she maintained till around 18th century). Its trade mainly comprises of two routes

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a) Silk route , passing from china, through Afghanistan, middle east and ended at Constantinople ( modern day Istanbul). It was the main component of eastern Asia's goods reaching the roman empire

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b) Sea route; as India is covered on its three sides by sea, indian merchants used to trade via this route to eastern Asia and in the west Rome was the main buyer of Indian goods through Egypt

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The romans bought various animals, textiles, gems, but the main constituent of roman imports from India was spices

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It must be mentioned here that since balance of trade was in India's favour, Rome paid in gold. Roman gold poured into India, making it rich beyond imagination

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Once Gupta's bought political stability in the country, they streamlined the trade process, making it easier for people to do business

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2) Science and technology: The famous iron pillar of Delhi, which has not corroded yet, was made in around 400 AD.

Zero, decimal, system, value of pi were invented and calculated in this era

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3. Social Order:As described by Fah-Xian,there was prosperity in India, people vied from one another for charity,Veryless crime rate, people did not even eat onions and garlic,left their houses unlocked and the penal code was very mild

yet to be repeated in anyOther country

4) Literature: Some of the best works in Sanskrit were composed in this era. Works by kalidas are still legendary, documents like Kamasutra were also composed in this era

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5) Art and Architecture: Famous cave paintings of Ajanta, structures like Ellora caves were completed in this period

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Elephanta caves, along with several other rock-cut structures were built and are still present today, showing prowess of Indian people.

Hence, it can be said that Gupta Era was the ' Golden age of India

Thanks For Reading 🙏🇮🇳

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@narendramodi ji

Hinduism survived because of valour,courage and fearlessness of these Maratha Warriors.Wn manyof the Kings were ‘marrying their daughters’ to Mughals&signing humiliating treaties.Maratha Warriors stood up and fought fearlessly against the Mughals and defeated them
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They successfully established the “MARATHA EMPIRE”, Which is credited for ending the Mughal rule in India.

Instead of marrying their daughters to Mughals these Maratha warriors have shed their blood and sacrificed their lives to protect ‘Sanatan Dharma’
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PART3
1)Chhatrapati Shivaji

He led a resistance to free the Hindus from the Sultanate of Bijapur 1645 and establish“Hindavi Swarajya”He created an independent Maratha Kingdom with Raigad as its capital&successfully fought against the Mughals to defend his kingdom
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when Aurengzeb had embarked on the 'Islamisation' of India. It is the Marathas, inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji, who fought Aurengzeb and saved India from following the fate of ‘Persia’
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Swami Vivekananda on Shivaji:....

“ Shivaji was one of the greatest national saviors who emancipated our society and our Dharma when they were faced with the threat of total destruction. He was a peerless hero, a pious and .... Continue

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......God-fearing king and verily a manifestation of all the virtues of a born leader of men described in our ancient scriptures. He also embodied the deathless spirit of our land and stood as the light of hope for our future
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PART4
2)Chhatrapati Sambhaji

He was a true Dharmaveer(‘Protector of Dharma’), who just like his father Chhatrapati Shivaji, did not bow before Aurangzeb. He single handedly fought with the massive army of Aurangzeb for 9 years.... Continue

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Year1689, Aurangzeb captured Sambhaji.Ordered to bow before Aurangzeb and convert to Islam. It was his refusal to do so,Aurangzeb brutallytortured Sambhaji for more tn 40 days.Tattered and bleedinghe was brought before the Emperor and repeated his refusal
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Sambhaji told Aurangzeb that He will Live Thousand Times, He will Die Thousand Times, But He will Never leave ‘Hindu Dharma’—

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His tongue was torn&again the question was put. He called for writing material and wrote 'Not even if the emperor bribed me with his daughter!' So then he was put to death by torture. By doing so he earned the title of Dharmaveer ("Protector of dharma")
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3)Bajirao Peshwa

Bajirao is credited with expanding the Maratha Empire in India which contributed to its reaching a zenith during his son's reign 20after his death.He fought over 41 battles before his death in April1740 and is reputed to have never lost one
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According to the British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Bajirao was possibly ‘the finest cavalry general’ ever produced by India
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Bajirao was a tall and well-built man who in spite of his young age possessed great military skills. From the very beginning he set his eyes upon extending the Maratha Empire. .... Continue
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He embarked on his first major campaign in 1723 and conquered Malwa followed by Gujarat. Then he went on to annex most of central India and even dared to attack the imperial Delhi

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