<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Gupta Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 240 CE--590 CE </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Approximate extent of the Gupta territories (purple) in 375 CE . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Approximate extent of the Gupta territories (purple) in 450 CE . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Capital </Td> <Td> Pataliputra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Languages </Td> <Td> Sanskrit (literary and academic); Prakrit (vernacular) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Religion </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hinduism </Li> <Li> Buddhism </Li> <Li> Jainism </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Government </Td> <Td> Monarchy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Maharajadhiraja </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 240s--280s </Td> <Td> Sri - Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 319--335 </Td> <Td> Chandragupta I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 335 - 380 </Td> <Td> Samudragupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 380--415 </Td> <Td> Chandragupta II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 540--550 </Td> <Td> Vishnu Gupta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Historical era </Td> <Td> Ancient India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Established </Td> <Td> 240 CE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Disestablished </Td> <Td> 590 CE </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Area </Td> <Td> 3,500,000 km (1,400,000 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by </Td> <Td> Succeeded by </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mahameghavahana dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kanva dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kushan Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bharshiva dynasty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Western Satraps </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Later Guptas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maukhari </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maitraka </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pushyabhuti </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mathara dynasty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Varman dynasty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kalachuris </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Today part of </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> India </Li> <Li> Pakistan </Li> <Li> Bangladesh </Li> <Li> Nepal </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> Gupta Empire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 240 CE--590 CE </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 240 CE--590 CE </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Pictures of art and architecture of gupta period