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.
Though the Gupta Empire was not as widespread as the Mauryan Empire was in India, yet the Gupta dynasty was successful in creating an empire that is significant in the history of India.The Gupta Period is also popularly known as the Golden Age of India and for the right reasons. Samudragupta (335 - 375 A.D): Samudragupta was the son and successor of Chandragupta. 2  Samudragupta was popularly known as the Indian Napoleon as he conquered many territories without making much of an effort. 3  It is said that after Emperor Ashoka, the empire of Samudragupta was the supreme.