Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:

"After declaring his independence in Magadha, he with the help of a matrimonial alliance with the Lichchhavis, enlarged his kingdom."

(Source: https://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/20162/1/Unit-32.pdf)

Whom did Chandragupta I marry to strengthen his rule?

Name two centres of learning during the Gupta period.

What distinguished the Gupta governance from the Mauryan governance?

Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows:

"It was an intensely active period in mathematics which encouraged the development of astronomy as a precise science."

(Source: https://zh.unesco.org/silkroad/sites/defau/t/files/knowledgebankartic/e/vollll%20si/k%20roadthe%20gupta%20kingdom.pdf)

Name the three greatest mathematicians and astronomers of the Gupta period.