Shashanka dynasty
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The Shashanka dynasty was an early medieval ruling house in eastern India, best known for its founder King Shashanka, one of the first major independent rulers of Bengal.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shashanka dynasty canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
royal dynasty
ⓘ
ruling house ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Gauda Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Karnasuvarna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement | between Gupta Empire and Pala dynasty ⓘ |
| conflict |
Maukharis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vardhana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| dynasticHouse | House of Shashanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | mid 7th century ⓘ |
| era | Early medieval India ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shashanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of Gauda
ⓘ
early independent rule of Bengal ⓘ resistance to Harsha ⓘ |
| language |
Sanskrit
ⓘ
early Bengali-Prakrit ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shashanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler | Shashanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | first major regional power in Bengal ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Gupta Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Later Guptas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Bengal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sourceType |
inscriptional evidence
ⓘ
literary sources ⓘ |
| startTime | early 7th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Harsha's Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pala dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
parts of present-day Bangladesh
ⓘ
parts of present-day Bihar ⓘ parts of present-day West Bengal ⓘ |
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