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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.
According to some sources the city of Gauda was founded by King Shankaladeva. He, originally, was a native of Kannauj . In the book, History of Hindostan (originally translated from the book Gulshan-i-Ibrahimi written by Firishta ), it has been stated that Shankaladeva (Sinkol) was a native of Kannauj (Kinoge) and established the city of Gauda ...
The Taraf Kingdom, founded by Syed Nasiruddin, was transformed into a hub of Islamic and linguistic education. Prominent writers and poets hailing from medieval Taraf and its surrounding areas included Syed Shah Israil (Sylhet's first author), Muhammad Arshad , Syed Pir Badshah and Syed Rayhan ad-Din .
The Greater Sylhet region historically consisted of many Hindu petty kingdoms such as Srihatta (Gour), Laur and Jaintia. Govinda was a conservative Hindu ruler of the Gour Kingdom, intolerant and harsh towards other faiths such as Islam, Buddhism and even certain denominations of Hinduism. [2]
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 ...
Koch Kingdom: 1515 – 1956 CE: Suri Dynasty: 1540 – 1556 CE: Twelve Bhuyans: 1550 – 1620 CE: Porto Grande de Bengala: 1528 – 1666 CE: Kingdom of Mrauk U: 1530 – 1666 CE: Mughal Empire: 1576 – 1717 CE Bengal Subah: 1576 – 1717 CE Rajshahi Raj: c. 1700s - 1950 CE Zamindars: 1700s - 1900s CE: Pratapaditya Kingdom: 1602 – 1611 CE ...
Gour Govinda, the king of Gour, would retake Tungachal in 1260. Following the Capture of Taraf in 1304, the area came under the rule of Syed Nasiruddin and was renamed to Taraf. [ 1 ] The territory was transformed to a renowned centre of Islamic and linguistic education in the Indian subcontinent hosting writers such as Syed Shah Israil , Syed ...