The Gaudi script is named after the
Gauda Kingdom (Gāuṛ Rājya) of
Gauḍa (region) in ancient
Bengal. In 1030 AD, the
Persian scholar
Al-Biruni, in his writings on India, mentioned the ancient Gaudi script of Eastern India. Medieval
Gauḍa (region) is currently known as
Bengal (region). Despite this name, the script was also used in
Assam,
Bihar,
Odisha,
Jharkhand, neighbouring parts of
Nepal and
Rakhine in
Myanmar. The script is called by different names in different regions such as Proto-Assamese, Proto-Bengali, Proto-Maithili, Proto-Oriya in modern time. Which is why Sureshchandra Bhattacharyya suggests neutral names such as the abbreviated Proto-BAM, Proto-BAMO. ==History==