preconditions of Gupta india:
STATE LEVEL GOVERNMENT
-The Empire found ways to persuade other areas to follow it.
-Under Gupta rule, control spread across the state, although control was never as extensive as that of the Mauryan Empire.
-The government collected a 25% tax on agriculture from the entire state, the main source of revenue.
AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL
-The state controlled iron deposits
-Agricultural productivity was the best in the Ganges Plain
-They had a decent irrigation network that was used to better the crop season.
-The Gupta India Empire gained their wealth through the taxes on agriculture that were imposed on all farmers.
SEVERAL SMALL STATES WITH NO CLEARLY DOMINANT STATE
-Outer states governed themselves, local governors
-Had to give tributes to the main Empire through agriculture taxes and mandated labor
-States followed the central government because of the splendor of the capitals/royal court. (they made it look good and persuaded people)
-Princes that weren't from the capital gained close ties through visits, gifts, and marriages to the royal family.
MILITARY RESOURCES
-They had a powerful army and it maintained strict control in the core of the Empire.
-The Army was supported by a large food supply.
-The Empire found ways to persuade other areas to follow it.
-Under Gupta rule, control spread across the state, although control was never as extensive as that of the Mauryan Empire.
-The government collected a 25% tax on agriculture from the entire state, the main source of revenue.
AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL
-The state controlled iron deposits
-Agricultural productivity was the best in the Ganges Plain
-They had a decent irrigation network that was used to better the crop season.
-The Gupta India Empire gained their wealth through the taxes on agriculture that were imposed on all farmers.
SEVERAL SMALL STATES WITH NO CLEARLY DOMINANT STATE
-Outer states governed themselves, local governors
-Had to give tributes to the main Empire through agriculture taxes and mandated labor
-States followed the central government because of the splendor of the capitals/royal court. (they made it look good and persuaded people)
-Princes that weren't from the capital gained close ties through visits, gifts, and marriages to the royal family.
MILITARY RESOURCES
-They had a powerful army and it maintained strict control in the core of the Empire.
-The Army was supported by a large food supply.