Gupta dynasty: Quick Facts

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Map showing the extent of the Gupta empire at the end of the 4th century.

Chandragupta-Kumaradevi coin, kept in the British Museum

Gold coin of Samudragupta, kept in the British Museum

The Ashoka Pillar at Allahabad Fort in Uttar Pradesh, India, a tall, smooth stone column with faint inscriptions, stands beside leafy trees against the sky.

Coin of Chandragupta II on horse, kept in the British Museum

Gold coin depicting Kumaragupta as an archer, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gupta-period stone sculpture of the Hindu god Skanda seated cross-legged and holding a spear, Bharat Kala Bhavan, Varanasi.

Iron Pillar of Delhi at Mehrauli, enclosed by a metal fence beside ruined stone and brick structures.

Sandstone relief of the boar-headed god Vishnu lifting the Earth goddess, surrounded by rows of smaller figures.

The Deogarh Dashavatara Temple, a weathered stone structure with intricate carved relief at its center, stands on a stone platform under a clear sky in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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