In the post-Mauryan period, the techniques of cloth-making, silk- weaving, and the manufacture of luxury articles developed. Mathura was a great center for the manufacture of a special type of cloth which was called shataka.
The land during the Gupta period can be classified into the following groups:Kshetra: Cultivable landKhila: Waste landAprahata: Jungle or forest landVasti: Habitable landGapata Sarah: Pasture land