The Gupta realm slowlycontracted and disappeared following:
A. the arrival of Islam.
B. the centralization of administration.
C. nomadic invasions by the White Huns.
D. defeat by Alexander.
C. nomadic invasions by the White Huns.
Explanation: The highly centralized administration of the Mauryanswas replaced with a looser form of regional governmentby the Guptas, who presided over a golden age for Indiapolitically, economically, and intellectually. Followingnew waves of nomadic invasion in the fifth century, however,particularly the White Huns, the Gupta realm slowlycontracted and disappeared.
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