Shashanka

Shashanka Dev (IAST: Śaśāṅka) was the first independent king of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom. He reigned in the 7th century, some historians place his rule between 600 and 636/7 CE, whereas other sources place his reign between 590 and 625 CE.

Person · Open Library

Works: 12

Top works

Output performance and demand in Indian agriculture
The land question in urban development
Deciphering Indias Services Sector Growth
Strategies for Achieving Sustained High Economic Growth
Do macroeconomic conditions matter for agriculture?

via Open Library + Wikidata

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 1
Total plays: 2

via Last.fm · Shashanka

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Impact of AI and robotics in the tourism sector: a critical insight
· 2020 · cited 269x
Engineering Chemistry Vol. 3
· 2023 · cited 214x
Photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye in waste water and enzymatic inhibition study using cauliflower shaped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized by a novel One-pot green synthesis method
· 2021 · cited 176x
Attention Guided Anomaly Localization in Images
· 2020 · cited 159x
A physical sciences network characterization of non-tumorigenic and metastatic cells
· 2013 · cited 151x

via Crossref · CC0

Key facts

Royalty.succession: Maharajadhiraja of Gauda
Royalty.reign: 590 – 625 C.E
Royalty.predecessor: Jayanaga
Royalty.dynasty: Gauda Rajvansha
Royalty.name: Shashanka
Royalty.title: MaharajadhirajaGaudeshwarDev
Royalty.image: Gauda ruler Sasanka Deva. Circa AD 600-635. Samatata type. Assam mint.jpg
Royalty.successor: Manava
Royalty.birth_date: 576
Royalty.issue: Manava
Royalty.signature: Rohtas seal of Shashanka.jpg
Royalty.signature_type: Imperial Seal
Royalty.religion: Hinduism (Shaivism)
Royalty.image_size: 300px
Royalty.alt: Map of Shashanka
Royalty.caption: Coin minted during the reign of Shashanka depicting Shiva (left) and Shashanka himself (right)
Military conflict.conflict: Siege of Karnasubarna
Military conflict.place: Karnasubarna, Bengal

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image: Sasanka Deva king of Gauda circa 600-630.jpg

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Shashanka

Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~14 min read

Article

20 sections

Contents

Contemporary sources
Early life
Names and titles
Rise to power
Military campaigns and warfare
Campaign against the Varmans of Kamarupa (Assam)
Campaign against the Maukharis of Kanyakubja (Kanauj)
War with Harsha of Sthanisvara (Thanesar)
Extent of kingdom
Rule and administration
Art and culture
Copperplate inscriptions
Suppression of Buddhism
Legacy
In folk and popular culture
Sarasanka Dighi (folk legend)
Shashanka (popular culture)
See also
References
Further reading

Shashanka, is credited with creating the Bengali calendar. 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.