What is Golden Age of India?
Many periods have been called '''golden periods in the [[History of India]]''', because there were different important achievements at different times. ==Gupta Empire== [[Image:Guptaempire.gif|right|thumb|250px|The Gupta Empire around 500 AD]] The period between the 4th century and 6th century [[AD]] is known as the '''Golden Age of India''' because of the large achievements [[India]]ns made in the fields of [[mathematics]], [[astronomy]], sculpting and painting during the [[Gupta Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCINDIA/GUPTA.HTM|title=The Age of the Guptas and After|date=2008-12-04|accessdate=2017-09-07|archive-date=2008-12-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204082030/http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCINDIA/GUPTA.HTM|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Significant contributions to the [[decimal system|decimal numeral system]], including the concept of [[0 (number)|zero]] happened during this period in India. The [[Golden age|Golden Age]] in India came to an end when the [[Hun people|Hunas]] invaded the Gupta Empire in the 6th century AD. ==Chola Dynasty== [[Image:LocationChola empire sm.png|thumb|250px|Chola's influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)]] South India in the 10th and 11th century AD under the imperial [[Chola Dynasty]] has been called Golden Age as well. The period saw extensive achievements in architecture, literature, sculpture and bronze working, maritime [[invasion|conquests]] with extensive trade, and quasi-democratic reforms. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.med.unc.edu/~nupam/Sgupta1.html GUPTA DYNASTY, GOLDEN AGE OF INDIA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061107134407/http://www.med.unc.edu/~nupam/Sgupta1.html |date=2006-11-07 }} * [http://boutique.louvre.fr/expositions/details/45 The Golden Age of Classical India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070731045353/http://boutique.louvre.fr/expositions/details/45 |date=2007-07-31 }} * [http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/indusvalleyciv/a/locGupta.h