, ▁which ▁are ▁discussed ▁in ▁more ▁detail ▁in ▁the ▁section ▁on ▁religious ▁history . ▁The ▁dream , ▁however , ▁of ▁a ▁universal ▁emp ire ▁had ▁not ▁disappeared . ▁It ▁would ▁be ▁realized ▁by ▁a ▁northern ▁kingdom ▁and ▁would ▁us her ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁cre ative ▁periods ▁in ▁Indian ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁Gu pta ▁D ynast y ▁( 2 4 0 - 5 5 0 ) ▁ ▁Under ▁Ch and rag upt a ▁I ▁( 3 2 0 - 3 3 5 ), ▁emp ire ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁the ▁north . ▁Like ▁Ch and rag upt a ▁Ma ury a , ▁he ▁first ▁conquer ed ▁Mag ad ha , ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁capital ▁where ▁the ▁Ma ury an ▁capital ▁had ▁stood ▁( Pat na ), ▁and ▁from ▁this ▁base ▁cons olid ated ▁a ▁kingdom ▁over ▁the ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁northern ▁India . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Ch and rag upt a ▁rev ived ▁many ▁of ▁Ash oka ' s ▁principles ▁of ▁government . ▁It ▁was ▁his ▁son , ▁however , ▁Sam ud rag upt a ▁( 3 3 5 - 3 7 6 ), ▁and ▁later ▁his ▁grand son , ▁Ch and rag upt a ▁II ▁( 3 7 6 - 4 1 5 ), ▁who ▁extended ▁the ▁kingdom ▁into ▁an ▁emp ire ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁De cc an . ▁Ch and rag upt a ▁II ▁was ▁the ▁greatest ▁of ▁the ▁Gu pta ▁k ings ; ▁called ▁Vik ram ad ity a ▁(" The ▁Sun