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: 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.

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.