The Maukhari dynasty was a post-Gupta dynasty who controlled the vast plains of Ganga-Yamuna for almost a century from Kannauj. They earlier served as vassals of the Guptas and later of Harsha's Vardh
Maukharis of Kanauj. Isanavarman. Circa AD 535 553
The Aphsad inscription of Ādityasena
Asirgarh seal inscription of Sharvavarman, Maukhari dynasty, 6th century .
Sasanian Empire King Khosrow I sits before the chessboard, while his vizir and the Indian envoy of Kannauj are playing chess. Shahnama, 10th century CE.
The Gauḍa kingdom was a kingdom during the Classical era in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the Gauda region of Bengal in 4th century CE or possibly earlier.
Maukharis of Kannauj
…CE, a large area of their empire was reconquered by the Later Guptas. According to Xuanzang, the territory may have been lost to King Shashanka of the Gauda Kingdom, who declared independence circa 600CE. Several Maukhari branches were found to be distributed across multiple regions of the subcontinent. The dynastic…
Gauda ruler Sasanka Deva. Circa AD 600 635. Samatata type. Assam mint