The
End of the Guptas
•Chandragupta
II brought the Gupta dynasty to the high point of its rule in the
early 5th century C.E.
•Under
his successors the decentralized Gupta structure failed
to repel Hun invasions.
•By 500
the Huns controlled northwestern India; the Gupta collapsed
in 550.
•A
Gupta descendant, Harsha, briefly revived the dynasty.
•India
divided into regional dynasties ruled by princes.
