Tribes in Ancient India c55.8

c55.8

After the death of Śaśāṅka, the Gauḍas seem to have faded out of history for a time; but in the first half of the eighth century they again appear on the stage, and a Gauḍa king is seen to occupy the throne of Magadha. This appears from the Gauḍavaho, a Prākṛit poem by Vākpatirāja, which records the slaying of the Gauḍa king, who was also the king of Magadha, by Yaśovarman, king of Kanauj. The Gauḍa country in Vākpatirāja's account is distinguished from the Vaṅga country. As its king was also the king of Magadha, it may be assumed that it was contiguous with Magadha.