Shashanka
Shashanka
Wentworth M. Johnson
<catset>Category="History of Bangladesh"</catset><catset>Category="History of Bengal"</catset><b>Shashanka</b> (<a href="Bengali language">Bangla</a>: <font face='Arial Unicode MS,Code2000'>&#2486;&#2486;&#2494;&#2457;&#2509;&#2453;</font>) is often attributed with creating the first unified political entity in <a href="Bengal">Bengal</a>. He reigned in 7th century A.D., and some historians place his rule approximately between 600 AD and 625 AD. He is the contemporary of <a href="Harsha">Harsha</a>vardana.