Unlike in the Maurya empire, people living in the Gupta empire had political rights and obligations, and were considered to be what?

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Responses

citizens

citizens

nobles

nobles

peasants

peasants

subjects

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In the Gupta Empire, people were generally considered to be citizens. Unlike in the Maurya Empire, where the relationship between the state and the individual was more hierarchical, the Gupta Empire allowed for greater political rights and obligations among its populace, framing them as active participants in governance rather than mere subjects.