The Gupta Empire (c. 320-550 CE) is considered India’s Golden Age due to advances in science, art, literature, and mathematics. Under leaders like Chandragupta I and Samudragupta, the empire unified much of northern India. Innovations included the decimal system and significant astronomical discoveries. Flourishing trade, Hindu culture, and Buddhist scholarship marked this era, with achievements like the Ajanta caves. Gupta influence waned under external invasions, but its legacy shaped Indian c