Polity Gauda Kingdom

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Was a Hindu power during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal (modern-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) in 4th century CE or possibly earlier.

Establishment

  • January 351: The Gauḍa Kingdom (Gāuṛ Rājya), was a Hindu regional power during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent. It originated in the region of Bengal (modern-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) in 4th century CE or possibly earlier.

Chronology

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1. Military campaigns of Yashodharman

Were a series of military campaigns by Yashodharman, ruler of the Second Aulikara dynasty, that resulted in the conquest (albeit short-lived) of most of the Indian Subcontinent.

  • January 531: Yashodharman conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 CE according to Mandsaur pillar inscription.
  • January 541: Yashodharman's short-lived empire disintegrated between 530 and 540 CE.

2. Wars of conquest of Muktapida

In the VIII century Muktapida, an Indian king of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, created a short-lived empire covering most of India.

  • January 741: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.
  • January 761: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 501: The Jaintia Kingdom was a matrilineal kingdom in present-day Bangladesh's Sylhet Division and India's Meghalaya state.
  • January 601: Gaur invasion of Kamarupa.
  • February 601: Kamarupa Kingdom regains its territories.
  • January 607: According to Huien Tssng, the territory may have been lost to King Shashanka of Gauda.
  • January 626: The Khadga dynasty was a Hindu dynasty that ruled southeastern Bengal (Vanga and Samatata)  in the 7th and 8th centuries (c. 625-710).
  • January 627: End of the Gauḍa Kingdom, its territories were annexed by the Pala Empire.
  • January 801: From his capital in Mayurkhandi in Bidar district, Govinda III conducted his northern campaign in 800 C.E. He successfully obtained the submission of Gurjara-Pratihara Nagabhata II, Dharmapala of Pala Empire and the incumbent puppet ruler of Kannauj, Chakrayudha.
  • January 801: Pala emperor Dharmapala defeated Indrayudha of Kannauj, and installed his own nominee Chakrayudha on the throne of Kannauj. Several other smaller states in North India also acknowledged his suzerainty.

Disestablishment

  • January 841: Mihira Bhoja (c. 836-886) expanded the Pratihara dominions west to the border of Sind, east to Bengal, and south to the Narmada.

Selected Sources

  • Sagar, K.C. (1992): Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Northern Book Centre, p.216
  • Schwartzberg, J. E. (1992); A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Chicago (USA), p. 146