Gauda

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Gauda was a historic region in eastern India, centered in present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh, that served as an important political and cultural center in early medieval times.

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Gauda canonical 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region
medieval region
alternativeName Gaur
surface form: Gaur (in some historical sources)

Gauḍa
associatedDynasty Gauda Kingdom
early Bengali rulers
associatedWith Bengal
surface form: Bengal region
centeredAround lower Ganges region
country India
culturalInfluenceOn Bengali culture
regional literature of Bengal
hasEtymologyLanguage Sanskrit
hasRole cultural center
political center
historicalCapitalOf parts of Bengal in early medieval times
historicalRegionOf present-day Bangladesh
present-day West Bengal
historicalSignificance early center of power in Bengal
important node in early medieval trade routes of eastern India
knownFor cultural importance in early medieval eastern India
political importance in early medieval eastern India
languageRegion early Bengali cultural sphere
linkedTo Gaur city (medieval capital in Bengal)
locatedIn eastern India
locatedInPresentDay People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
mentionedIn Sanskrit literature
early medieval Indian historical sources
overlapsWith Pundravardhana
Vanga
partOf South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
partOfHistoricalRegion ancient and early medieval Bengal
predecessorOf medieval Bengal polities
regionType historical-geographical region
religiousContext Buddhism
Hinduism
early Islam in Bengal
significantPeriod early medieval period
timePeriodEnd late 1st millennium CE (approximate)
timePeriodStart early 1st millennium CE (approximate)

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