what can you tell me about Gupta empire?

>>1738353
I have a friend with the last name Gupta

>>1738353
sorry can't tell you right now, I've gupta go

>>1738357
Me too

actually he's not a friend, I don't know him. we went to the same elementary school when we were 9 or 10 and now suddenly he's shown up at the uni I'm in
no idea if he recognizes me or not 2bh but I remember him for his name

>>1738353
Strongest polity that emerged after the horseniggers invaded after the mauryan empire fell.
Went on a full conquest binge and acquired a lot of clay, especially the useful variety.
Slowly declined in centralization because they kept fighting the white huns and lost power to their vassals.
Presided over the largest flowering of pre islamic indian culture and provided stability which led to the rise of several mathematicians and philosophers and works of art.

Oh, and they began to introduce cavalry far more extensively in their armies to deal with the horsearchers.

>>1738357
>>1738381
gupta is a pretty common north indian surname and historically belonged to a community of traders.

>>1738381
yeah i just met him in first year uni this year maybe its the same guy that would be chill

filthy smelly streetshitting poo-in-loos

the only decent things ever to happen to India was its colonization by the Muslims and the Europeans

otherwise it would literally be a giant pile of steaming feces in a jungle

>>1738353
irrelevant

just like dozen other meme indian "empire"

>>1738490
because it is not taught about in american schools?

>>1738490
Its incredibly relevant, and important to Asian history in general. You retarded or something, or just American?

>>1738489

Please, hygiene and living conditions in the Roman Empire were hardly better than ancient India:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/08/flea-bitten-empire-roman-gifts-to-the-world-included-bacterial-infections

>>1738817
Ancient India had toilets Europoors didnt in the fucking middle ages