Thus the USSR became the first state to have as one objective of its official ideology the elimination of existing religion, and the prevention of future implanting of religious belief, to establish state atheism (gosateizm).
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<em>the Gupta empire continued resisting the invasions of the Huns</em>, a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia and Eastern Europe, between the 4th and 6th century.
The Hun invaders were defeated by Bhanugupta in 510. They were also defeated and driven out of India in 528 by king Yashodharman, and by emperor Narasimhagupta.
It is said that such invasions had long-term effects on India, contributing to the end of this classical Indian civilization.
The Byzantines spread Christianity mostly by sending out missionaries for the Greek Orthodox Church.