Similarities Between China And India Under Gupta Empire

The Tang and Gupta dynasties had similarities and differences as well when it came to

controlled the southern part of India meanwhile, The Gupta Empire controlled the northern part of

China was ruled by different dynasties, which means they were ruled by different families, depending on the dynasty. India was mainly ruled by empires, which means the rulers were not always of the same blood line. Raja’s ruled in India. Rajas were princes or tribal chieftains. Meanwhile, China was ruled by emperors.

A society that is often overlooked that has made great achievements and who has had a significant impact on modern day society is nonetheless, India and ancient Indian civilization. After the fall of the Gupta Empire in 480, small kingdoms throughout the region, which was invaded by the Turks and Mongols, but was not conquered, would rule India. The northern parts of India frequently were raided and invaded by the Turks, all the way from Afghanistan to Central Asia. Muslim Turks decided to rule a state in north India called the Delhi sultanate, which was ruled for several centuries, and in the mean time Islam gained its adherents throughout the southern regions of Asia. Hinduism continued to flourish throughout the nation, while Buddhism

Cultural beliefs, and religions influenced the expansion of the Gupta empire in many particular ways. The Gupta's are well-known for recognizing that Earth is no flat, as many other tribes and religious groups had believed. The Gupta's were also recognized for the understanding of stars and heavens. Analyzing and Understanding stars and heavens helped them with their expansion throughout the entire Indian territory. Many beliefs were shared throughout the expansion developing new achievements within other tribes. According to archaeologist many of these beliefs and culturistic ideas were craved in home floors and walls. Several of these religions were expanded throughout the empire, which helped the development and expansion of the Gupta empire to the fact that more people or workers were more efficient at their profession. Beliefs and Religions caused an influenced on the expansion of the empire, by developing new achievements that would spread the empire along the indian

The classical era (600 BCE - 600 CE) was a time where societies in India and China developed in complexity to improve overall advancements. As the societies grew in wealth and territory, religion, and political systems became intertwined with social hierarchies. Both Han China and Classical India had patriarchal societies. The reinforcement of the caste system through Hinduism in early Indian civilization created rigid social structures that disallowed for any social mobility. Although Han China exhibited limited social movement, due to the principles of Confucianism in which a person’s rank was distinguished by merit, social mobility was viable.

China and India civilizations are some of the oldest countries in the world. The beginnings of the two civilizations were very similar; they built there cities by water sources. The land that was chosen was due to the best agricultural growth. India and China’s growth was aided by the trading routes. Some of the cities were built specifically for trading. The first Indian civilizations was called Harappan, the center of the city was built for craft and trading. The city was surrounded by farmland. During China’s Shang dynasty a city called Anyang was set up with the temple and palaces in the center with the industrial and trade areas surrounding it. In Anyang beyond the trade areas were large farmlands. The first cities of India and China geography played a part in the location.

The Gupta Era began in 320 CE and lasted all the way to 520 CE. During this period, Buddhism was an influence for India. Buddhist monks that were disciples of the Buddhism religion influenced education, literature, and higher learning during the Gupta Era. This spreaded across all of Gupta Empire which gave the empire a religion to mainly focus on. The Gupta empire was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta. Buddhism went from being a not noticeable religion to a wide know religion during the Gupta era because the Buddhist monks spreaded the religion. However, the Buddhist teachings remained the same. Buddhism itself came back as a sort of a revival back in the Guptas.”By the 4th to 5th century, Buddhism declined in India, even when it was achieving in Central Asia (“Guptas”).” During that time, it wasn’t like Buddhism had no effect in India. Buddhism imposed some if its teachings, culture, and traditions upon India, and without those changes, India wouldn’t be the same today. The beginning of Buddhism started it all. Buddhist missionaries would travel to China along routes that were near Southeast Asia. Since then, Buddhism had sparked a new spread of religion that many people were majorly influenced by, just like the Gupta empire in the Gupta Era.

The ancient Indian empire, built upon peace and riches, has created many notable advancements in Indian history. The most notable time period was the Golden Age, the highlight of growth and military stability. Worshiping the god Vishnu has created a path of righteousness and protection, which inspired them to create a mindset of success. Through geographical influences, the Gupta Empire rose and thrived in technological advancements and discoveries, until sadly ending in cultural dispersion.

As important as the social organization systems in both civilizations, family structure was as well were extremely vital to both civilizations. Family structure in both civilizations were unique, but also had its own similarities and differences. Some similarities that existed in both family structures included were that both family structures were patriarchal which meant that males were more superior to females and that the oldest male son inherits the inheritance of the father. Another similarity in family structure that existed amongst India and China was that the males in the family had some religious-mystical twist to them. For example, in the Indian culture the males were worshipped as gods by their family, and in China the father of a family was in charge of carrying the wishes of the ancestors. On the contrary, both civilizations had differences in family structure. For example, in Chinese families female infants would be killed off sometimes in order to preserve a healthy population. Another difference between the two civilization’s family structures was that in the Indian patriarchal family the women were much more strong-willed and clever than to their Chinese counterparts. A final difference between the two family structures was that accordingly to Confucianism the Chinese child must be extremely respectful of their parents and their elders and Chinese children would suffer harsh consequences if disobeying or assaulting their parents. On the

Some of the most frequent economic discussions nowadays concern the power and unique growth trajectories of emerging markets. Especially the two biggest countries population wise, China and India, are subject to many recent academic works. Most of them analyze country specific advantages as for example the vast pool of labor. However, there is an emerging trend towards researches about the new paths of capability accumulation these two countries have followed. This paper aims to illustrate the similarities and differences in the catch-up process of an Indian and a Chinese firm.

India is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations. With that, it came with a rich history and complex cultures in science, religions, art, and food dating back to at least 5000 years to the birth of Indus valley, an ancient civilization that flourished around 1500 B.C. that consisted of two large cities and more than 100 towns and villages. After the fall of the Indus Valley civilization due to infiltration from Aryan tribes, Hinduism became the dominant religion of the subcontinent. From c. 268 to 232 BCE, almost all of the country was ruled by emperor Ashoka during the Maurya Dynasty, who converted the country to Buddhism. It wasn’t until the eighth century when Islam was introduced to India by Arab traders and established itself as a political force. After years of nonviolent resistance of the two religions and British rule, the independence of India and Pakistan was granted in 1947. Though, the terms “India” and “Pakistan” as we know it today were not called that before the partition of the two countries, it was merely a subcontinent ruled by different emperors. As of today, the two countries has a population of 1.3 billion people, over four times that of the United States, making it the seventh largest country in the world. (Add similarities and differences)

The classical era of civilization spanned from 600 BCE to 600 CE. During this time period numerous civilizations arose. The existence of these civilizations contributed to the development of the classical world, whether it be through the emergence of new religion and philosophies, development of strong political practices, or even the creation of transregional trade. Daoist, Confucian, and Legalist belief systems came from the Classical empire, China: Christianity, Judaism, and Greek Rationalism came from Rome; From the Indian civilization, Hinduism officially emerged. The Chinese empire accredits its rise after collapsing to the preservation of values that came from its various belief systems. The Indian civilizations expressed unique levels of peace and prosperity under the ruler, Ashoka as he implemented edicts to spread Buddhism and promote strong loyalty amongst his people. The Chinese philosophy, Confucianism, as well as the Indian religion, Hinduism, both delegated specific roles to the people in their corresponding societies; Both Hinduism and Confucianism created a distinct social hierarchy, based on their corresponding belief systems ideals and values, that provided for a structured government. In contrast with both Hinduism and Confucianism, the Roman belief system, Greek Rationalism, was comprised of ideals and practices scarcely affecting the social order of Rome itself.

India’s history as a country is one that extends far before the turn from B.C. to A.D. India can lay claim as one of the World’s oldest and most economically sound civilizations. Between 2800 B.C. and 1800 B.C. Indian civilization was known as the Indus Valley civilization. During that time, many of India’s city-sates were well established, and had prosperous trade relationships with other civilizations.

The political map of ancient and medieval India was made up of myriad kingdoms with fluctuating boundaries. In the 4th and 5th centuries A.D., northern India was unified under the Gupta Dynasty.