[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937) › c11.185 # History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.185 History of Kanauj to the Moslem Conquest c11.185 - **Language:** English ### [c11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.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. - [Previous: c11.184](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c11.184) - [Next: c11.186](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c11.186) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c11.185](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.tripathi-1937.c11.185) · Pramāṇa