Gupta empire: rulers and sources
- Gupta rulers
- Fa-hien travels in India under Chandragupta II; his account of society and Buddhism
- Decentralised administration: bhuktis, vishayas, samantas; land grants with fiscal and administrative rights
- Gold dinaras, silver coins, Mehrauli iron pillar, Eran, Bhitari and Junagadh inscriptions
- Huna invasions (Toramana, Mihirakula), feudatories, decline