Shashanka | |
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Maharajadhiraja Gaudeshwar | |
King of Gauda | |
Reign | 590 CE – 625 CE[1] |
Predecessor | Jayanaga |
Successor | Manava |
Issue | Manava |
Dynasty | Gauda Raaj |
Religion | Hinduism (Shaivism) |
Shashanka (IAST: Śaśāṃka, Sanskrit: शशांक Bengali: শশাঙ্ক) was the first independent king of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom.[2] He was a Kayastha by Birth.[3][4] He reigned in the 7th century, some historians place his rule between circa 600 CE and 636/7 CE,[5] whereas other sources place his reign between 590 and 625 CE.[6]
Shashanka, is credited with creating the Bengali calendar.[7] The term Bangabda (Bangla year) is found too in two Shiva temples many centuries older than Akbar era, suggesting that a Bengali calendar existed long before Akbar's time.[8][9]
He is the contemporary of Harsha and of Bhaskaravarman of Kamarupa. His capital was at Karnasuvarna, in present-day Murshidabad in West Bengal.
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