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2 days ago · Gupta (Gupta script: gu-pta, fl. late 3rd century CE) is the earliest known king of the dynasty: different historians variously date the beginning of his reign from mid-to-late 3rd century CE. [39] [40] Gupta founded the Gupta Empire c. 240 -280 CE, and was succeeded by his son, Ghatotkacha , c. 280 -319 CE, followed by Ghatotkacha's son ...
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Gupta (Gupta script: Gu-pta, fl. late 3rd century CE) was...
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He is generally considered to be the last recognized king of...
- Malavas
Conflict with the Guptas. In the 4th century CE, during the...
- Gupta–Hunnic Wars
Contents. Gupta–Hunnic Wars. The Gupta Empire and...
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5 days ago · A Northern Brahmi gave rise to the Gupta script during the Gupta Empire, sometimes also called "Late Brahmi" (used during the 5th century), which in turn diversified into a number of cursives during the Middle Ages, including the Siddhaṃ script (6th century) and Śāradā script (9th century).
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May 15, 2024 · Gupta dynasty, rulers of a vast empire established in the Indian subcontinent in the 4th century CE, often regarded as the golden age of India in terms of cultural and intellectual achievements. After a sustained invasion of the Hunas, the dynasty came to an end in the 6th century.
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May 17, 2024 · Over its long history, Sanskrit has been written both in Devanāgarī script and in various regional scripts, such as Śāradā from the north , Bāṅglā (Bengali) in the east, Gujarātī in the west, and various southern scripts, including the Grantha alphabet, which was especially devised for Sanskrit texts. Sanskrit texts continue to be ...
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May 3, 2024 · Gupta script, any of a group of Indian alphabetic writing systems (sometimes modified to represent syllables instead of single sounds) derived from a northern Indian alphabet of the 4th–6th century ad.
5 days ago · Primary Source. Meroitic Script. Annotation. The Meroitic Script was used in the Kingdom of Kush beginning in the 3rd Century BCE, or the Meroitic Period, and had two forms, Meroitic Cursive and Meroitic hieroglyphs. There were 23 letters with four vowels in the Meroitic alphasyllabary (an alphabet where consonant/vowel units are written together).
