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The Gour kingdom was one of the greater of the many petty kingdoms of the medieval Sylhet region. According to legend, it was founded by Gurak, off-shooting from Kamarupa's Jaintia kingdom in 630. Much of its early history is considered legendary or mythological up until Navagirvana who is mentioned in the Bhatera copper-plate inscriptions.
Gauḍa (also known as Gaur, Gour, [1] Lakhnauti, Lakshmanavati and Jannatabad) is a historic city of Bengal in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, [2] and one of the most prominent capitals of classical and medieval India, being the capital city of Bengal under several kingdoms.
The Gauḍa kingdom (Gauṛa Rājya) (Bengali : গৌড় রাজ্য) was a kingdom during the Classical era in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the Gauda region of Bengal (modern-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) [2] [3] in 4th century CE or possibly earlier.
The Gour Kingdom, established in the 7th century, took part in many battles with its neighbouring states. Eventually it would split into two - Gour ( Sylhet ) and Brahmachal ( South Sylhet /modern-day Moulvibazar).
The Gour Kingdom during his reign became so powerful to such an extent that it was described to be "free of enemies". [2] Govinda would carry on the tradition of using stones (shila) to guard the capital; from which the name of Shilhot came into existence. [10] Govinda's kingdom bordered Bengal to the west which was ruled by the Muslim Balban ...
Gaur/Gour, as it is spelled mostly in modern times, refers to Lakhnauti the ruined city located on the India-Bangladesh border. Most of the former citadel is located in present-day the Malda district of West Bengal , India, while a smaller part is located in Chapainawabganj District of Bangladesh .
Gaur Brahmins (also spelled Gor, Gour, Gaud or Gauda) are a community of Brahmins in India. They are one of the five Pancha Gauda Brahmin communities that live north of the Vindhyas . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Taraf (Bengali: তরফ/তরপ, romanized: Torof/Torop), previously known as Tungachal (Bengali: তুঙ্গাচল, romanized: Tungachol), was a feudal territory of the Sylhet region in Bengal and was under many petty kingdoms in different periods of time.