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The Imperial Guptas could have achieved their successes through force of arms with an efficient martial system.

Historically, the best accounts of this come not from the Hindus themselves but from Chinese and Western observers.

However, a contemporary Indian document, regarded as a military classic of the time, the Siva-Dhanur-veda, offers some insight into the military system of the Guptas.