Classical period of ancient India
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The Classical period of ancient India was a flourishing era of powerful empires, urban growth, and major achievements in art, literature, science, and religion, especially under the Gupta dynasty.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| classical India | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
era of ancient India
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historical period ⓘ |
| followedBy | early medieval period of India ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Golden Age of India
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Gupta age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalSite |
Ajanta Caves
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Ellora Caves (early phases) NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalanda Mahavihara NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanchi (later additions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Udayagiri Caves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
Gandhara-influenced Buddhist art
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Gupta art NERFINISHED ⓘ Mathura school of sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Pataliputra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Brahmanical revival
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courtly patronage of arts and literature ⓘ development of classical Sanskrit culture ⓘ flourishing long-distance trade ⓘ growth of devotional Hinduism (Bhakti) ⓘ monetary economy with widespread coinage ⓘ political centralization ⓘ religious pluralism ⓘ spread of Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ urban growth ⓘ |
| hasCorePhase | Gupta period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAchievement |
codification of classical Sanskrit grammar and usage
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development of classical Sanskrit literature ⓘ development of narrative relief sculpture ⓘ elaboration of Hindu iconography ⓘ growth of Buddhist monastic universities ⓘ refinement of Hindu temple architecture ⓘ systematization of Hindu law codes (Dharmashastras) ⓘ |
| hasEconomicFeature |
development of guild-based craft production
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trade across Indian Ocean with Southeast Asia ⓘ trade with Roman Empire ⓘ use of gold coins such as dinaras ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFeature |
rise of large monastic universities
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royal patronage of learning ⓘ study of Vedas, grammar, logic, astronomy, and medicine ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | circa 6th century CE ⓘ |
| hasImportantCity |
Amaravati
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Kanchipuram NERFINISHED ⓘ Mathura NERFINISHED ⓘ Nalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Taxila NERFINISHED ⓘ Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later Indian literature
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mathematical traditions of South and Central Asia ⓘ medieval Indian temple architecture ⓘ religious traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism ⓘ |
| hasMajorDynasty |
Gupta Empire
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Gupta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadamba dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Kushan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Vakataka dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Ganga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorReligion |
Buddhism
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Jainism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Chandragupta I
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Chandragupta II NERFINISHED ⓘ Gautamiputra Satakarni NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanishka I NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ Samudragupta NERFINISHED ⓘ Skandagupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableScholar |
Aryabhata
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Charaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalidasa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sushruta NERFINISHED ⓘ Varahamihira NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatsyayana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
Aryabhatiya
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Charaka Samhita (classical redactions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kamasutra NERFINISHED ⓘ Panchatantra NERFINISHED ⓘ Puranas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sushruta Samhita (classical redactions) NERFINISHED ⓘ classical Sanskrit dramas of Kalidasa ⓘ |
| hasPeakTime | 4th to 5th century CE ⓘ |
| hasRegion | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScientificAchievement |
advances in algebra and arithmetic
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calculation of the length of the solar year ⓘ early formulation of place-value decimal numeral system ⓘ systematic Ayurvedic medical compendia ⓘ theory of Earth’s rotation on its axis ⓘ trigonometric functions such as sine ⓘ use of zero as a numeral and placeholder ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| precededBy | Maurya period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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classical India