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  2. Gour Kingdom - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Gauḍa (city) - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Kingdom of Gauda - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. History of Sylhet - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  6. Gauḍa (region) - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. Gour Govinda - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Conquest of Sylhet - Wikipedia

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    The Gour Kingdom bordered the independent Bengali principality of Lakhnauti ruled by the Muslim Sultan Shamsuddin Firoz Shah of the Balban dynasty. The war began when Burhanuddin , a Muslim living in the village of Tultikar, sacrificed a cow for his newborn son's aqiqah or celebration of birth. [ 6 ]

  9. Bengal Subah - Wikipedia

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    Jaintia Kingdom: 500 – 1835 CE: Gauda Kingdom: 590 – 626 CE: Laur kingdom: 600 - 1565 CE: Harikela kingdom: 600 - 650 CE: Gour Kingdom: 600 – 1303 CE: Khadga dynasty: 650 – 750 CE: Bhadra dynasty: c. 700s CE: Pala Empire: 750 – 1100 CE: Chandra dynasty: 900 – 1050 CE: Sena dynasty: 1070 – 1320 CE: Deva dynasty: 1100 – 1250 CE ...