In previous videos, we talk about the emergence of the Maurya Empire around 322 BCE, shortly after the invasion of Alexander the Great as the first truly great Indian empire that unifies most of the Indian subcontinent. Now that empire eventually falls, and the next significant empire to emerge, especially if we talk about influence on India and the world, is the Gupta Empire, which emerges over 500 years later. Now, let's zoom in on our timeline to get a deeper appreciation of the Gupta Empire. It's believed that its start was with Sri Gupta. He started the Gupta dynasty around 240, and it's disputed where they emerged. It might have been in that region or in that region. There's different accounts of where the Gupta dynasty initially emerged, but even in the early 300s, they really had control of a few small kingdoms.