321:(1575–1634), writing nearly 800 years later, also writes that he was democratically elected by the people of Bengal. However, his account is in form of a legend, and is considered historically unreliable. The legend mentions that after a period of anarchy, the people elected several kings in succession, all of whom were consumed by the
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in Bengal, people elected Bhadra. He destroyed the
Brahmana feudal lords, but anarchy still prevailed. After this, Gopala became king. He was of menial caste (dasajivinah). Manjusrimulakalpa was quite near in time to the establishment of the rule of the Palas and should be considered more authentic
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The historical evidence indicates that Gopala was not elected directly by his subjects, but by a group of feudal chieftains. Such elections were quite common in contemporary tribal societies of the region. The stanza in the
Khalimpur copper plate is a eulogy, and uses the word
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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
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There are no inscriptions or monuments which may be definitely ascribed to the period of Gopala's ascendency to throne. He is known through the later literary references and genealogies in inscriptions. According to the
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A few sources written much after Gopala's death mention him as a
Buddhist, but it is not known if this is true. Taranatha (1575–1634) claimed that Gopala was a staunch
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The name of his father was
Vapyata, and his grandfather Dayitavishnu. A eulogy on the Khalimpur copper plate of his son Gopala describes his father Vapyata as a
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Based on the different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, the different historians estimate Gopala's reign as follows:
290:("fish justice" i.e. a situation in which the big fish prey on the smaller ones). It was during these times that Gopala came to power around 750 CE.
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queen of an earlier king on the night following their election. Gopala, however managed to kill the queen and remained on the throne.
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402:(770-810 CE). No records are available about the exact boundaries of Gopala's kingdom, but it might have included almost all of the
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Matsyanyayam apakitum prakritibhir
Lakshmiya karam grahitah Sri Gopala iti kshitisa-sirsam chudamani-tatsubha
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History and Culture of the Pālas of Bengal and Bihar, Cir. 750 A.D.-cir. 1200 A.D.
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made the glorious Gopala, the crest jewel of the heads of kings, take the hand of
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764:. Indian History. Indian Research Institute. p. 36. Archived from
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Mahabharata to Mujib
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is suggestive of "people" in general. The Tibetan Buddhist
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Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities
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History of Buddhism in India, Translation by A Shiefner
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after being elected by a group of regional chieftains.
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AM Chowdhury, Dynastic History of Bengal, Dhaka, 1967
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734:. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. pp. 34–.
577:Proceedings of the Indian History Congress
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27:8th century founder of Indian Pala Dynasty
610:Bhandarkar, Devadatta Ramkrishna (1939).
498:. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 268.
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793:Ancient Indian History and Civilization
466:"Matsyanyaya and the Rise of the Palas"
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42:. For the Gaudiya Vaishnava group, see
541:Susan L. Huntington (1 January 1984).
522:Palas Of Bengal By Rakhal Das Banerjee
790:Sailendra Nath Sen (1 January 1999).
671:Nitish K. Sengupta (1 January 2011).
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704:European Trade and Colonial Conquest
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482:R.C Majumdar. "The History of Bengal
677:. Penguin Books India. p. 40.
472:. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: 7.
243:also points to the same direction.
701:Biplab Dasgupta (1 January 2005).
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728:P.B. Udgaonkar (1 January 1986).
492:Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1977).
188:–770s CE) was the founder of the
707:. Anthem Press. pp. 341–.
639:Jhunu Bagchi (1 January 1993).
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30:For the mathematician, see
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571:Kotiyal, H. S. (1973).
272:After the death of the
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32:Gopala (mathematician)
613:Indian Culture Vol. 6
445:List of Pala emperors
361:AM Chowdhury (1967)
84:position established
616:. pp. 113–114.
198:Indian subcontinent
310:The Sanskrit word
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380:(1975–76)
342:Historian
232:Gupta rule
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94:Dharmapala
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378:DC Sircar
319:Taranatha
279:Shashanka
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