Shashanka
Sign in to saveShashanka 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.
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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
Article
20 sectionsContents
- 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 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.
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.