jan 1, 593 - King Shashanka establishes Gauda Kingdom.
Present day Bengal.
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He emerged right after the decline of the Gupta-era political order. Built an independent kingdom centered on Gauda (Bengal)
Capital: Karnasubarna (near modern Murshidabad). He ruled a unified Bengal (Gauda) around that time. The Bengali calendar (Bangabda) uses an epoch that begins in 593/594 CE.
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