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. It wasn't until the reign of Chandragupta I that it becomes a significant dynasty. And we need to be careful. Don't confuse this Chandragupta I with Chandragupta Maurya, who founded the Maurya dynasty over 600 years before the time we're talking about.