The Pala dynasty ( IAST: was a Medieval Indian Buddhist Dynasty founded by Gopala I that ruled the Pala Empire of Bengal which lasted from 750 CE to 1161 CE. The Pala Emperors assumed the title Gaudeswar which is known from their inscriptions.
List of Pala Emperors Earlier historians like R.D. Banerji, B.C. Sen, R.C. Majumdar, Atul Roy, Niharranjan Roy, D.C. Sicar and others were unaware about the existence of some Pala Emperors because inscriptions of those kings were undiscovered. G. Laha (2017) has reconstructed the chronology and genealogy of the Pala Emperors based on latest inscriptional discoveries and comparative studies of the predecessors:
Titular Name Titles Reign Regnal yearGopala IMaharajadhirajac. 750–768 CE18DharmapalaSrimanParamesvaraParamabhattarakaMaharajadhirajac. 768–800 CE32DevapalaSrimanParamasaugataParamesvaraParamabhattarakaMaharajadhirajac. 800–839 CE39MahendrapalaParamasaugataParamesvaraParamabhattarakaMaharajadhirajac. 839–854 CE15Shurapala IGaudeswarc. 854–866 CE12Gopala IIGaudeswarc. 866–870 CE4Vigrahapala IGaudeswarc. 870–871 CE1NarayanapalaGaudeswarc. 871–925 CE54RajyapalaGaudeswarc. 925–962 CE37Gopala IIIGaudeswarc. 962–973 CE11Vigrahapala IIGaudeswar c. 973–978 CE5Mahipala ISrimanParamasaugataParamesvaraParamabhattarakaMaharajadhirajaPravardhamanac. 978–1026 CE48NayapalaGaudeswar c. 1026–1041 CE15Vigrahapala IIIGaudeswar c. 1041–1067 CE26Mahipala IIGaudeswar c. 1067–1068 CE1Shurapala IIGaudeswar c. 1068–1069 CE1RamapalaGaudeswar c. 1069–1122 CE53KumarapalaGaudeswar c. 1122–1124 CE2Gopala IVGaudeswar c. 1124–1139 CE15MadanapalaGaudeswar c. 1139–1161 CE22GovindapalaGaudeswar c. 1161–1165 CE4Palapala(Disputed king)Gaudeswar c. 1165–1200 CE35
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