Research Paper on:
Gupta and Mughal Empires of India

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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 of the relative peace, law and order, and extensive cultural achievements during this period, it has been described as a golden age that crystallized the  elements of what is generally known as Hindu culture with all its variety, contradiction, and synthesis" (Library of Congress India: Gupta and Harsha, 1995; ~frd_u3yz::). From this simple illustration we  can note that this empire served to be successful as it was a time of relative peace, as well as a time of art and culture. Interestingly enough, this golden  era was "confined to the north, and the classical patterns began to spread south only after the Gupta Empire had vanished from the historical scene" (Library of Congress India: Gupta  and Harsha, 1995; ~frd_u3yz::). The first three rulers of this period, Chandragupta I (ca. 319-335), Samudragupta (ca. 335-376), and Chandragupta II (ca. 376-415), engaged in military control which ultimately "brought