Devapala of Bengal

Devapala
3rd Emperor of the Pala Empire
Tenure810s-845 CE
PredecessorDharamapala
SuccessorMahendrapala
SpouseMahata Devi, daughter of Durlabharaja I of Chahamana dynasty
IssueRajyapala
Mahendrapala
Shurapala I
DynastyPala
FatherDharamapala
MotherRannadevi
ReligionBuddhism[1][2]
Hinduism (Shaivism)[3]

Devapala (Bengali: দেবপাল) was the emperor of the Pala Empire of Bengal. He was the third king in the line, and had succeeded his father Dharamapala. Devapala expanded the frontiers of the empire by conquering the present-day Assam and Orissa.[4] The Pala inscriptions also credit him with several other victories.

  1. ^ R.S. Tripathi (1 January 1999). History of Ancient India. Internet Archive. Motilal Banarsidass, India. p. 358. ISBN 978-81-208-0018-2. Besides a great conqueror, Devapala was a patron of Buddhism, and he constructed temples and monasteries in Magadha. Thus, art and architecture received fresh impetus, and Nalanda continued to flourish as the chief seat of Buddhist learning.
  2. ^ V. D. Mahajan (1970) [First published 1960]. Ancient India. p. 570. OCLC 1000593117.
  3. ^ Saderson, Alexis (2009). "The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period". Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo. pp. 108–115. ISBN 978-5-88134-784-0.
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