Editing History of Bangladesh (section)

=== Gauda Kingdom ===
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By the 6th century, the [[Gupta Empire]], which ruled over the northern Indian subcontinent had largely broken up. [[East Bengal|Eastern Bengal]] splintered into the kingdoms of Vanga, [[Samatata]] and [[Harikela]] while the [[Gauda Kingdom|Gauda]] kings rose in the west with their capital at [[Karnasuvarna]] (near modern [[Murshidabad]]). [[Shashanka]], a vassal of the last Gupta Emperor proclaimed independence and unified the smaller principalities of Bengal (Gaur, Vanga, Samatata). He vied for regional power with [[Harshavardhana]] in northern India after treacherously murdering Harsha's elder brother Rajyavardhana. Harsha's continuous pressure led to the gradual weakening of the Gauda kingdom founded by Shashanka and finally ended with his death. With the overthrow of [[Manava (king)|Manava]] (his son), Bengal descended into a period marked by disunity and intrude once more.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}