HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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invasions of the Hunas
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weak later Gupta rulers
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independence of the later Gupta rulers
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(a) (b) and (c) above
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Detailed explanation-1: -So weak rulers along with incessant invasions from foreign as well as native rulers caused the decline of the Gupta Empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The economic reasons for the fall of the Gupta Empire were trade with the Mediterranean and loss of western India. Answer: The reasons such as the rise of “Yashodharman of Malwa”, Huna invasions, and competition from Vakatakas caused the fall of the Gupta Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Decline and Collapse of The Maurya and Gupta Empires In 550 C.E the Gupta Empire collapsed mostly due to the financial pressure of nomadic tribes that came in from central Asia (Huns. Turks, and Mongols) the defense of the far away frontier region exhausted the treasury causing it to collapse.
Detailed explanation-4: -Decline of the empire According to some scholars the empire disintegrated under the attacks of Toramana and his successor Mihirakula. It appears from inscriptions that the Guptas, although their power was much diminished, continued to resist the Huns. The Hun invader Toramana was defeated by Bhanugupta in 510.
Detailed explanation-5: -After the decline of the Gupta Empire, the Later Guptas succeeded them as the rulers of Magadha. The daughter of the dynasty’s founder Krishnagupta is said to have married prince Adityavarman of the Maukhari dynasty.