Gopala I
8th century founder of Indian Pala Dynasty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the mathematician, see Gopala (mathematician). For the child Krishna, see Gopal (Krishna). For the Gaudiya Vaishnava group, see Gopalas.
Gopala (Bengali: গোপাল) (ruled c. 750s–770s CE)[2] was the founder of the Pala dynasty, which was based in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The last morpheme of his name Pala means "protector" and was used as an ending for the names of all the Pala monarchs. Pala does not suggest or indicate any ethnic or caste considerations of the Pala dynasty. He came to power in later half of eighth century AD in Gaur/Gaud after being elected by a group of regional chieftains.[3]
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Gopala | |
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Pala Emperor | |
Reign | c. 750s–770s CE |
Predecessor | position established |
Successor | Dharmapala |
Spouse | Deddadevi of the Bhadra dynasty[1] |
Issue | Dharmapala Vakpala |
House | Pala Dynasty |
Dynasty | Pala |
Father | Vapyata |
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