Gaudapedia

At the beginning of the 16th century, when the shadowy darkness of the tyrannical Mughal Empire began to spread throughout India, the 8 independent Hindu kingdoms of Bengal kept the torch of independent traditional rule burning in Eastern India during the period of unrest. Among these kingdoms, under the leadership of Agnikul Gaurab Raishrestha Maharajadhiraj Pratapaditya of Jessore kingdom, the power of Hindus gradually took shape, and by landing on the front line against the invasion of the Mughal empire, he spread his rule over the whole of Bengal and built an integral traditional Jessore empire. At the end of the 16th century, Maharaja Pratapaditya extended Jessore's borders from Puri to Sandwip by suppressing the Lohani Pathans of the Orissa Sultanate and the Portuguese in the creeks. By ousting the Mughals from the whole of Eastern India and declaring the independence of Bengal, he re-established the Bengali nation's past glory of valour. Maharaj Pratapaditya ...

বিক্রমাদিত্য পুত্রশ্চ প্রতাপাদিত্যসংজ্ঞকঃ ।  রাজরাজেশ্বরো বীরো মহাধনুর্দ্ধরঃ স চ ।।  উদ্ধারিতো বঙ্গদেশং যবনস্য করাৎ বলাৎ ।  অস্য বীর্য্যপ্রভাবেন দিল্লীশঃ কম্পিতঃ সদা ।। ~ ক্ষিতীশবংশাবলীচরিত 📜 বিক্রমাদিত্যের পুত্র যিনি প্রতাপাদিত্য নামে সংজ্ঞায়িত হন; তিনি মহাবীর, রাজরাজেশ্বর এবং মহধনুর্ধর । তিনি বঙ্গদেশকে যবনদের করালতা থেকে উদ্ধার করেন । তাঁর বীর্য্যপ্রভাবে দিল্লীর বাদশাহ সর্বদা ভয়ে কম্পিত হতে থাকেন। _______________________________ विक्रमादित्य पुत्रश्च प्रतापादित्यसंज्ञक: । राजराजेश्वरोवीरो महाधनुर्धरः स च ।। उद्धारितो बंगदेशं यवनस्य करात् बलात् । अस्य वीर्यप्रभावेन दिल्लीश: कम्पित: सदा ।।    ~ क्षितीशवंशावलीचरित 📜 👑 The blessed son of Vikramaditya who is defined as Pratapaditya; He is a gallant warrior, king of kings and a master of archery. He rescued Baṅgadēśha from the brutality of Yavanas. The Badshah of Delhi always trembles with fear due to his tyranny.  - KshitishVanshavaliCharita 📜 ⚔️ Upcoming 5 May, the day ...

☀️🔱 Śubha Narabarṣa 1430. Today is the 1430th coronation ceremony of our Emperor Gaudeshwar Maharajadhiraja Sri Shashanka Deva.  Following the postulates of Suryasiddhanta, ParamShaiva Samrat Shashanka Deva introduced the national calendar system of the Gaudiya Bengali nation - "Bangabda" or Shashanka Samvat. Later, following the path of Emperor Shashanka, Bangabda was used in various temple inscriptions by several Bengali Royals. 1) ParamaShaiva Sri Harapadarat Latangdev Bhatta, a general descendant of Emperor Shashanka, is mentioned in the Champahati soil inscription in Bangabda San 79 Ashwin (672 AD). This is the oldest archaeological evidence of Bangabda. 2) Shaivite Sena dynasty emperors were the pioneers of Bangabda. In the 11th century AD, references to Bangabda have been found from two Shiva temples of Dehargram and Sontapal villages of Bankura in the Gauda Empire during the Sena era. 3) Narasimh...