Pala Empire

Early Indian medieval empire

The Pāla Empire was an early medieval Indian empire ruled by the Pala (lit. 'protector' in Prakrit and Sanskrit) dynasty. The empire was founded with the election of Gopāla by the chiefs of Gauda in the late 8th century CE. The Pala stronghold was located in Bengal and Bihar, which included the major cities of Gauḍa, Vikramapura, Pāṭaliputra, Monghyr, Somapura, Ramavati (Varendra), Tāmralipta and Jagaddala. The Pālas were astute diplomats and military conquerors.

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