Important Facts : Gupta and Sangam Age

# Guptas belonged to Dharana gotra
# Pushyavarman, a Kamprupa ruler placed as the ruler of North eastern part of the empire
# The poetic work"Krishna Charitam" is supposed to have been written by Samudragupta and for his poetic brilliance he got the title"Kaviraja"
# Some of the famous inscriptions of Kumaragupta were Bilsad, Damodarpur,Karmandaka ,Mandasore
# The Eran insciption(510 AD)is the first reference to Sati in India
# Yashodharman of Malwa defeated Mihirkula who then retreated to Kashmir and there he embraced Shaivism
# Apart from Chandragupta II Skandagupta also took the title Vikramaditya
# Samudragupta and Skandagupta both performed ashwamedha yajna
# Rulers after Skandagupta Purugupta-Buddhagupta-Vanyagupta-Bhanugupta-Narasimhagupta-KumaraguptaII-Vishnugupta
# Aprahata-Forest land
# Nivi Dharma-Land endowment in perpetuity
# Talavataka was village accountant
# According to Visakhadutta Vasana the saka ruler killed Ramagupta
# Allhabad pillar inscription is the first epigraphic evidence of zero
# The term Bhukti first apeared in the Bhojdeva inscription of Gwalior
# Tadaga was a reservoir
# Audrangika collected the King's share in kind
# Nivartana, Dronavapa, Kulavapa were all units of measurement
# Total 42 inscriptions of this age are found with maximum belonging to Kumaragupta
# The great boar image was installed at the gate of Udaygiri
# Kumaragupta is said to have embraced Buddhism towards the end of his reign
# Samudragupta sent an embassy to China in 361 AD and Skandagupta sent an embassy to China
# Mahapratihara was the palace guard
# Gadhiya was a series of coins during this period
# Fields owned by cultivators themselves were known as Kutumba Kshetra
# Dandin wrote Dasakumaracharita
# Bhattin wrote Ravanabadha
# According to T'sing Srigupta built a temple for the chinese pilgrims at Mrigashikhavahana
# Toramana was converted to jainism
# Earliest evidence of temple prostitution in India, Ramgarh inscription
# Narada smriti talks about 15 kinds of slaves
# Drangik-Official for collection of custom duties
# Yajnavalka Smriti was the official lawbook of the Guptas
# Kulika-Guild of artisans
# Karaikal , the greatest Chola ruler transferred the capital to Kaveripattinam and he converted the Oliyar community from nomadic to settled life.He also fought a battle at Reuni
# Perunarkilli,the Chola ruler was the only Chola king to perform Rajsuya yajna
# Nedunjelian, the Pandya ruler was the hero of Silpapadikaram and he defeated Chola and Chera rulers in the battle of Talaiyangam
# Ahom was the story of love whereas Puram was the story of battles
# Thirunavukkarasu coined the term Sangam
# Thirukural, written by Thiruvaluvar is known as the Bible of the Tamil land and also the 5th Veda
# Senguttuvan, the Red Chera started Pattini cult was known as Kodal Pirakottiyama and he destroyed the efficacy of sea as a refuge
# Tolakappiyam was a book on grammer
# Kadimaram or kavalaram was the worship of tutelary tree
# Perundevanar translated Mahabharata into Tamil
# Tamil is the oldest Dravidian language
# Tolakappiyam is the earliest Tamil literary work extant today
# Sati or Tippaidal was common
# Kuppidu-Unit of measurement
# Nalikal-Unit of time
# Kalam-Unit of grain
# Kanam-Gold
# Velli-Silver
# Velvi-yajna
# Kadamai-King's customary tax
# Variyam-Land yielding tax
# Variyar-Tax collecting official
# Alakkus or Ulakku- Revenue measurement
# Pattinapattu-A work on Kaveripattanam
# Kalabhras rose against the Brahmins and ended the Sangam period
# Tirumal was the name of Vishnu
# Kalanju was a type of gold coin
# Korkai was known as Kolchi and Mahabalipuram as Melange
# Malayalam is the latest Dravidian language
# Spy was known as Orrayiar
# Nadukkal or virakkal was hero stone
# Alumbi Vel was revenue accountant
# Bhasa's Swapnovasavdutta was the earliest Sanskrit drama
# Earliest evidence of Vishti was in Bhagvata Purana
# Ritusamhara was the earliest work of Kalidasa
# Kumardasa wrote Janakiharana
# Chronlogical order of some Puranas: Manu-Brihaspati-Narada-Katyana-Vayu-Devala
# Auranasthanika-Officers in charge of wool market during the Gupta period
# Navaniketan-a book on medicine
# Vatsvatta wrote the famous Mandasore inscription of Kumargupta
# Maniyar Math was a circular temple only one of its kind
# Bhairavi wrote Kiratarjuniyam
# Yajnavalkya Smriti was the official lawbook of the Gupta

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