Gauda Kingdom

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The Gauda Kingdom was an early medieval polity in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent that laid the groundwork for later regional powers such as the Pala Empire.

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Gauda Kingdom canonical 2
Gauda kingdom 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf early medieval polity
former country
historical kingdom
administrativeLanguage Sanskrit
associatedDynasty Shashanka dynasty
borderedBy Kamarupa
linked to: Dimasa Kingdom

Magadha
Odra
linked to: Oder River
capital Karnasubarna
conflictWith Harsha
Kamarupa Kingdom
continent Asia
culturalSphere Indic civilization
currencyType gold coins
silver coins
era Early Middle Ages
flourishedInCentury 6th century
7th century
early 8th century
governmentType monarchy
historicalRegionOverlap Radha
Vanga
historicalSignificance precursor to regional imperial formations in Bengal
knownFor early political unification of Bengal
laying groundwork for Pala Empire
languageUsed Sanskrit
locatedIn Bengal region
linked to: Bengal

Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
locatedInPresentDay Bangladesh
India
mentionedInSource Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang’s accounts
inscriptions of Shashanka
notableRuler Maharajadhiraja Shashanka
linked to: Shashanka

Shashanka
partOfHistoricalRegion Gauda
politicalCenter western Bengal
predecessor Gupta Empire
Later Gupta dynasty
linked to: Later Guptas
regionType eastern India
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
scriptUsed Brahmi-derived scripts
successor Bengal Sultanate
Pala Empire
timePeriod circa 6th–early 8th century CE
titleOfRuler Maharajadhiraja
linked to: Maharaja

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Referenced by (3)

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Pala Empire precededBy Gauda Kingdom
Later Guptas successor Gauda kingdom
linked to: Gauda Kingdom
Gauda associatedDynasty Gauda Kingdom