Question

Discuss social organisation; and improvements in agriculture, crafts and trade
during the ‘Gupta Period ‘.​

Answer 1

The ancestry and early history of the Gupta family are little known, and have naturally given rise to various speculations.

But very likely they were initially a family of landowners who acquired political control in the region of Magadha and parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh seems to have been a more important province for the Guptas than Bihar, because early Gupta coins and inscriptions have been mainly found in that region.