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| Shashanka | |
|---|---|
| Maharajadhiraja Gaudeshwar | |
 Coin minted during the reign of Shashanka depicting Shiva (left) and Shashanka himself (right) | |
| 1st King of Gauda | |
| Reign | 590 – 625 C.E[1] |
| Predecessor | Jayanaga |
| Successor | Manava |
| Issue | Manava |
| Dynasty | Gauda Raaj |
| Religion | Hinduism (Shaivism) |
| Imperial Seal |  |
Shashanka (IAST: Śaśāṅka, Sanskrit: शशाङ्क, Bengali : শশাঙ্ক) was the first independent king of a unified polity in the Bengal region, called the Gauda Kingdom(Gauṛa Rājya) (Bengali : গৌড় রাজ্য).[2][3] He reigned in the 7th century, some historians place his rule between 600 and 636/7 CE,[3][4] whereas other sources place his reign between 590 and 625 CE.[5][6][7]
Shashanka, is credited with creating the Bengali calendar.[8] 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.[9][10]
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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- ^ Nitish K. Sengupta (2011). Land of Two Rivers: A History of Bengal from the Mahabharata to Mujib. Penguin Books India. pp. 96–98. ISBN 978-0-14-341678-4.
- ^ Monier Monier-Williams (1923). A Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. p. 353. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ James Lochtefeld (2002), "Jyotisha" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 1: A–M, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, pages 326–327