These include cotton Jacquard, damask Jacquard, silk Jacquard and faux-silk Jacquard. Some styles of Jacquard fabrics are made with tone-on-tone silk and cotton, while others are made with just a single fabric.
India unified as a single entity for the first time under the rule of the great emperor Chandragupta Maurya (340 BC â 298 BC). Before his rule most of the south Asia was divided into small states whereas Gangetic Plains were ruled by the Nanda Dynasty.
The Gupta Empire is generally held to have begun in 320 AD, when Chandragupta I ascended the throne. He expanded Gupta power from a local royal family in the kingdom of Magadha to a powerful empire. His son, Samudragupta the Great, conquered much of India for the Gupta Empire. He also sponsored art, music, and other cultural expressions. Samudraguptaâs son and successor, Chandragupta II, presided over the zenith of the Gupta Empire, a golden age for India.