Jayanaga Explained

Jayanaga
Maharajadhiraja
Succession:King of Gauda
Reign:c. 554 - probably 590 CE
Predecessor:Probably Later Gupta dynasty
Successor:Shashanka
Religion:Hinduism
Dynasty:Gauda Raaj

Jayanaga was the king of the Gauda kingdom in somewhat after 554 CE, said to be the predecessor of the most prominent king of Gauda, Shashanka.[1] [2] [3] Jayanaga made several military campaigns in order to secure the sovereignty of Gauda. Jayanaga was the first important and independent king of Gauda.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Middleton, John . World Monarchies and Dynasties . 2015-06-01 . Routledge . 978-1-317-45158-7 . en.
  2. Book: Sircar, Dineschandra . Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India . 1971 . Motilal Banarsidass Publ. . 978-81-208-0690-0 . en.
  3. Book: Roychoudhuri, Dr Bani . The Political History of Bengal to the Rise of the Pāla Dynasty, C. 326 B.C. to A.D. 750 . 1990 . Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar . en.
  4. Book: Davidson, Ronald M. . Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement . 2004 . Motilal Banarsidass Publ. . 978-81-208-1991-7 . en.
  5. Book: Bengal (India) . West . West Bengal District Records, New Series: Burdwan . Operations . West Bengal (India) Office of the Superintendent of Census . 1979 . State editor, West Bengal District Gazetteers . en.
  6. Book: Society, Bihar Research . The Journal of the Bihar Research Society . 1949 . Bihar Research Society . en.

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