India: The Gupta And The Mughal Empires

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...India's empires rarely lasted more than a generation or two. Two of the most powerful empires, empires which would serve to influence the shape of India for all time, were the Gupta empire and the Mughal empire. "In 319 AD, Chandragupta II founded the Gupta Empire, controlling most of northern India. They ruled from Patna and later from other capitals...Their power lasted until 606 AD...Babur, who organized an army in Kabul, Afghanistan, established the Mughal Empire when he defeated the combined forces of the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim Lodi, and the Hindu Raja of Gwalior, at Panipat (80km north of Delhi) in 1526. Babur was...a descendant of both Genghis Khan and Tamerlane" (Howley, 2001; historyr.htm). In the following paper we provide an examination of the two empires, illustrating how and why they appear to have been successful in maintaining empires that lasted far longer than many others in India.

The Gupta Empire
"The Classical Age refers to the period when most of North India was reunited under the Gupta Empire (ca. A.D. 320-550). Because...

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