The Gauḍa Kingdom, was a classic kingdom during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the Gauda region of Bengal in 4th century CE or possibly earlier.

Bengal or endonym Bangla is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between modern-day sovereign nation of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.