The Gupta is considered to be a golden age by a majority of historians that study India for its advancements in military, religion/belief, intellect, and economics.
REASONS
Military
Expansion over the whole of northern India
Conquered many kingdoms and civilizations
Strong jainist and Buddhist beliefs, leading to non violent societies
Literature flourished (Ex: Poetry)
Kalidasa, a great indian poet, lived during this time.
Many mathematical and scientific advancements (Ex. Aryabhatta)
Aryabhatta was the first to discover zero (Contribution to mathematics)
Aryabhatta accurately describes Earth was a sphere and also it rotates on an axis (Contribution to Science).
Middle class throve, resulting in less poverty and greater economic stability within the empire
The Gupta empire embodies the saying "The rich got richer" as the the estates of the elites only grew.
WHO WAS IT FOR:
People of all socio-economic backgrounds
The Gupta empire not only increased the wealth of the nobles and upperclass but also brought many people out of the lower class and into the middle class
People of different religion coming into India
Although India is a predominantly Hindu, people of different religions such as Buddhism and Jainism, were highly respected.
Math and sciences in general
With some of Aryabhatta's discoveries being the base of many frequently used in equations. Such as pi, which is used in area and circumference of a circle.
Literary artist
Literary artist usually take inspirations from other artist and change it to fit themselevcs
