The Gupta empire was an empire in the Indian subcontinent that lasted from 240?-548 AD , the empire was a loose confederation rather than a centralized empire like that of the Mauryan empire the challenge here is to make the Gupta empire more centralized and function administratively like it's predecessor the Mauryan Empire .
I have defined the following parameters for this challenge
1) Guptas whose origin is unknown in this challenge you are to assume that Guptas are Brahmins and that too of the orthodox character who are determined to re instate the old Vedic Hinduism and to remove the deviation from the Hindu faith . The result is instead of emergence of puranic Hinduism you have the emergence of reformed Vedic Hinduism. This will make Gupta emperor's tolerate certain schools of Hinduism but engage in the persecution of other schools and most importantly buddists and jainsim in their zeal to enforce the Vedic faith which represent a break from the past practice of religious tolerance .
2 ) Arthashastra the old Hindu political treatise is followed by the Gupta empire
One of the best example of it's application is the establishment of cities and towns in the kingdoms that are newly conquered and to gradually absorb the conquered territory as province as opposed to establishment of subordinate kingdoms
3 ) who would the archenemies of this empire, will it be the vakatakas and other Indian kingdom in the Deccan or will it be the Persian sassanind empire .
4 ) Impact of a centralized and we'll governned empire vis a vis India's golden age and how the empire will deal with the threats of hepthalite since Guptas would establish a standing national army rather than rely on levy from sub ordinated kingdoms
I have defined the following parameters for this challenge
1) Guptas whose origin is unknown in this challenge you are to assume that Guptas are Brahmins and that too of the orthodox character who are determined to re instate the old Vedic Hinduism and to remove the deviation from the Hindu faith . The result is instead of emergence of puranic Hinduism you have the emergence of reformed Vedic Hinduism. This will make Gupta emperor's tolerate certain schools of Hinduism but engage in the persecution of other schools and most importantly buddists and jainsim in their zeal to enforce the Vedic faith which represent a break from the past practice of religious tolerance .
2 ) Arthashastra the old Hindu political treatise is followed by the Gupta empire
One of the best example of it's application is the establishment of cities and towns in the kingdoms that are newly conquered and to gradually absorb the conquered territory as province as opposed to establishment of subordinate kingdoms
3 ) who would the archenemies of this empire, will it be the vakatakas and other Indian kingdom in the Deccan or will it be the Persian sassanind empire .
4 ) Impact of a centralized and we'll governned empire vis a vis India's golden age and how the empire will deal with the threats of hepthalite since Guptas would establish a standing national army rather than rely on levy from sub ordinated kingdoms