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Correct (A): I-tsing (visited India 671–695 CE) records that about 500 years earlier 'Maharaja Sri Gupta' built a temple near Mrigashikhavana for Chinese pilgrims. Why others wrong: (C) Fa-hien (399–414 CE) came during Chandragupta II and does not mention Sri Gupta; (B) Hiuen Tsang came during Harsha (629–645 CE); (D) Sung Yun (6th c.) visited the northwest
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The dynasty was founded by Sri Gupta around the early fourth century CE, but it gained real political strength under Chandragupta I, who laid the foundation for a powerful north Indian empire.
This era saw remarkable achievements in science, mathematics, literature, art, and architecture happening together under stable and prosperous rule, which is why historians label it a golden age.
Chandragupta II, also known as Vikramaditya, expanded the empire further and patronised scholars like Kalidasa, making his court a centre of literary and cultural brilliance.
Aryabhata's work on the concept of zero, place-value notation, and calculations related to pi and the earth's rotation are among the most significant contributions of this period.
Repeated Huna invasions combined with the administrative strain of governing a vast territory led to the empire's gradual fragmentation by the early sixth century.
