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Founding of the Pala Dynasty
Around 750 CE Gopala founded the Pala dynasty in Bengal, ending long-standing fragmentation;…
Timeline
- 750Bengal · BengalThrough military and political means Gopala ended the fragmentation of the Bengal states, establishing the foundation of Pala rule and inaugurating a dynasty line lasting for centuries.
- 750–760Magadha · BiharPala kings generously funded monasteries such as Nalanda and Vikramashila, promoting Mahayana Buddhism's spread to East Asia and making the dynasty the core political backer of the 9th-century Indian Buddhist revival.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of India, vol. 3: Turks and Afghans — Stanley Lane-Poole (1922)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica: Pala dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pala-dynasty