History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.185

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c11.185

³ Yuan Chwang calls Śaśāṅka king of Karṇasuvarṇa; and Bāṇa refers to him as the king of Gauḍa, which designated Bengal in a loose way. Putting these two testimonies together with the Ganjam plate, we know that Śaśāṅka was ruler of a pretty extensive territory, comprising Bengal proper and portions of the eastern coast line.

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