The founder of this dynasty was the Shri Gupta. Samudragupta, has told himself in the Prayag Prashasti ‘the Prapautra (the great grandson) of Srigupta. After Srigupta Ghatotkach Gupta became the ruler. He adopted the title of Maharaj’.

Gupta Dynasty has an important place in the cultural history of India. Gupta samrats were the followers of vedic religion. Samudragupta and Kumargupta I did Ashwamegha Yagya. They gave shelter to Bodh and Jain religion also. In the period of Chandragupta II, Chinese traveler Fa-hien came to India. From his descriptions it is known that Gupta Empire was well administered, there were less enemies and burden of taxes was also very less. State’s official language was Sanskrit. The writer of Dramas Raghuvansham and Abhigyan Shakuntlam Kalidasa, writer of Drama Mrichkatikam, Shudrak writer of the play Mudra Rakshasa Vishakhadutta and the famous Koshkar Amar Singh belonged to Gupta period.

The present form of the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Manusamhita came in the Gupta period, Aryabhatt, Varahmihir and Brahamagupta gave their great contribution in the development of Mathematics and astrology in Gupta period. Decimal system was discovered in this period only, which reached to Europe through Arabs. The evidences of the Architecture of that period are found in proofs of drawing art and metal art in remains of Jhansi and Kanpur, some caves of Ajanta, Iron Pillar located at Delhi, 80 feet high copper Idol of Buddha in Nalanda and 7 Vn feet high copper idol of Budha located at Sultanganj.