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| The period between the 4th century and 6th century ] is known as the '''Golden Age of India''' because of the large achievements ]ns made in the fields of ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] during the ]. The ], including the concept of ], was invented in India during this period.<ref>{{cite web|title=THE GUPTA EMPIRE OF INDIA 320-720|url=http://www.historybits.com/gupta.htm}}</ref> The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and artistic endeavors in India. The ] in India came to an end when the ] invaded the Gupta Empire in the 6th century. | |||
| The high points of this cultural creativity are magnificent architectures, sculptures and paintings. The Gupta period produced scholars such as ], ], ], ], and ] who made great advancements in many academic fields. Science and political administration reached new heights during the Gupta era. Strong trade ties also made the region an important cultural center and set the region up as a base that would influence nearby kingdoms and regions in ], ], ] and ]. | |||
| The Golden Age of India saw achievements. Gupta made novel advances in the sciences, astronomy (Gupta philosophers proposed that the earth was not flat, but was instead round and rotated on an axis by viewing a lunar eclipses and discoveries about gravity and the planets of the solar system, which they used to tell the horoscopes), mathematics (the invention of zero, ] and ]), literature (], ] and other works), architecture (]) and religion. | |||
| ==South India== | |||
| ] under ] c. 1030 C.E.]] | |||
| ] in the 10th and 11th century CE under the imperial ] is considered as another Golden Age. The period saw extensive achievements in Dravidian ], ], sculpture and bronze working, quasi-democratic reforms, maritime conquests and trade. | |||
| The Cholas left a lasting legacy. Their patronage of Tamil literature and their zeal in building temples have resulted in some great works of Tamil literature and architecture. The Chola kings were avid builders and envisioned the temples in their kingdoms not only as places of worship but also as centres of economic activity. They pioneered a centralised form of government and established a disciplined bureaucracy. | |||
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