Gupta Empire

Gupta Empire

Hindu Empire (240-579)

Location: North India

Capital City: Pataliputra (240-455), Ayodhya (455-579)

Government type: Monarchy

Main languages: Sanskrit, Prakrit

Main religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism

Chronology

240: Gupta State founded in the Magadha region

579: Empire declines and is reduced to Magadha, with the remnant kingdom falling completely in 750

Currency

Drachm (240-579)

Coins from the Gupta Empire in the collection

•1 Drachm, King Kumaragupta I (415-455) (silver, ASA#19)