Ashoka, Chandragupa Maurya and Guptas have all ruled Maharastra. The Buddhist and Jain caves in Ajanta and Ellora are proof of the influence of Bihari culture on Maharashtra. The Muryans were the first one who brought civilization to Maharastraians and the Rastrakulas were the vassal of both the Mauryan and Gupta empire. Kalidasa who was a minister in the Gupta court wrote some of his epics in Maharastra when he was the governer of central India.
