The year is 350 CE. It has been more than five centuries since the rule of the great emperor Ashoka.
After his death, the Maurya Empire fell apart. Since then, India has been divided into many small kingdoms. Your village in the Indus Valley has been claimed by many different kings and emperors over the past few hundred years. Now, the emperor Samudragupta has defeated the local king and laid claim to your area. You wonder if this emperor will finally end the constant fighting and unify India again?