▁the ▁time ▁was ▁Kal idas a . ▁Po etry ▁in ▁the ▁Gu pta ▁age ▁t ended ▁towards ▁a ▁few ▁gen res : ▁religious ▁and ▁med itative ▁poetry , ▁ly ric ▁poetry , ▁narr ative ▁histor ies ▁( the ▁most ▁popular ▁of ▁the ▁sec ular ▁liter atures ), ▁and ▁drama . ▁Kal idas a ▁excel led ▁at ▁ly ric ▁poetry , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁dram as . ▁We ▁have ▁three ▁of ▁his ▁plays ; ▁all ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁suff used ▁with ▁ep ic ▁hero ism , ▁with ▁comedy , ▁and ▁with ▁er ot ics . ▁The ▁plays ▁all ▁involve ▁misunder standing ▁and ▁conflict , ▁but ▁they ▁all ▁end ▁with ▁unity , ▁order , ▁and ▁resolution . ▁ ▁The ▁Gu pt as ▁t ended ▁to ▁allow ▁k ings ▁to ▁remain ▁as ▁v ass al ▁k ings ; ▁unlike ▁the ▁Ma ury as , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁cons olid ate ▁every ▁kingdom ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁administrative ▁unit . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁model ▁for ▁later ▁M ug hal ▁rule ▁and ▁British ▁rule ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁M ug hal ▁parad ig m . ▁ ▁The ▁Gu pt as ▁soon ▁faced ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁migr ations ▁by ▁the ▁H uns , ▁a ▁people ▁who ▁originally ▁lived ▁north ▁of ▁China . ▁The ▁Hun ▁migr ations ▁would ▁push ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁Rome . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 0 0 ' s , ▁the ▁H uns ▁began ▁to ▁put ▁pressure ▁on ▁the ▁Gu pt as . ▁They ▁were ▁initially ▁defeated ▁by