Historical Context of Caste System The modern caste system developed in India. The fragmentation of the Mughal Empire led, in the centuries before the British Raj, to the spread of caste ...

Dallas Stribley / Getty Images A caste system segregates people into fixed social groups based on discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. People are placed into fixed social groups in ...

Ruler Name Key Achievements Chandragupta I (320–335 CE) - Established the Gupta Empire in 319-320 CE. - Strengthened his rule through a matrimonial alliance with the Lichchhavis. - Expanded the ...