Nayapala

This article is about the king of the Pala dynasty. For the king of the Kamboja-Pala Dynasty, see Naya Pala (Kamboja).

Nayapala
Pala Emperor
Reign1038–1055
PredecessorMahipala
SuccessorVigrahapala III
IssueVigrahapala III
DynastyPala
FatherMahipala
ReligionShaivism[1]

Nayapala (Bengali : নয়পাল) (ruled 1038–1055) is the name of twelfth ruler of the Pala dynasty of eastern Indian Subcontinent, mainly the Bengal and Bihar regions. Nayapala, the son of Mahipala I, defeated the Kalachuri king Karna after a long struggle. The two later signed a peace treaty at the mediation of the Buddhist scholar Atiśa.[2]

Narayanapala's Bhagalpur inscription suggests that he built several Shiva temples, and records his grant of a village to Pashupatas.[3] Narayanpala also attended a sacrifice by his Brahmin minister.[4] Nayapala's Siyan inscription suggests that he built several temples dedicated to Shiva and his various aspects (such as Bhairava), plus temples dedicated to the Nine Durgas, the Mother Goddess, Vishnu, and Lakshmi.

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  2. ^ Chowdhury, AM (2012). "Pala Dynasty". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ Einoo, Shingo (2009). Genesis and development of tantrism. Institute of oriental culture special series. Tokyo: Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo. ISBN 978-4-903235-08-0.
  4. ^ Chandra, Dhanesh; Bagchi, Sandeep; Lambert, Steven W.; Cathey, William N.; Lynch, Franklin E.; Bowman, Robert C. (September 1993). "Long-term thermal cycling studies on LaNi5.2". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 199 (1–2): 93–100. doi:10.1016/0925-8388(93)90432-m. ISSN 0925-8388.