The time period between the Mauryans up till the coming of the Gupta's was a very dark period in Indian history. During the Gupta Empire period, Indian art and architecture building was at its peak. Overall, it was a 400-500 year time period of peace and prosperity as well as a peak in the history of India. One of the contributions of this period came from Panina. He wrote a book which is till date …showed first 75 words of 1127 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1127 total…into each pillar, archeologists are led to believe that the pillars were made by Indian architects while it could have also been made by Persian architects with the chakra carved onto each pillar as a trademark of king Ashoka. <Tab/>The finishing shine can still be seen on the pillars, as well as the inscriptions written in Pali and Prakrit explaining why it was erected, the date, and other important information.