Question

give two reasons for the proliferation of caste in the later Gupta period​

Answer 1

Increasing pride of birth, characteristic of feudal society, and the accompanying self-sufficient village economy, which prevented both spatial and occupational mobility, gave rise to thousands of castes in India during the early medieval Period.

The changes in economy were also a result of emergence of certain new castes and decline of certain old ones.

Answer 2

During the Maurya and Gupta empires, the Indian culture and way of life were deeply influenced by Hinduism.

Hinduism reinforced a strict social hierarchy called a caste system that made it nearly impossible for people to move outside of their social station.

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