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.
Major rulers of Gupta Empire who contributed towards the Golden Age of India are Chandragupta (319 â 335 A.D), Samudragupta (335 â 375 A.D), Chandragupta II (375 â 414 A.D), Kumaragupta I (415 â 455 AD), Skandagupta (455 â 467 A.D) Magnificent architecture was also part of this empire.