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Devapala

Type Figure Region South Asia Time c. 810–850 Also known as Devapala、देवपाल

Devapala was the third major emperor of the Pala dynasty of 9th-century India;…

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  1. c. 810–830Pala dynasty core territories · BiharDevapala succeeded Dharmapala, using both force and diplomacy to push Pala power into eastern Punjab, Kanauj, and Odisha; the kingdom's territory reached its greatest extent in the first half of the 9th century.
  2. c. 830–850Nalanda · BiharIn his later years Devapala continued to generously support Buddhist institutions such as Nalanda and Vikramashila; inscriptions record his donations of villages and goods to monasteries, while he maintained a stalemate with the Gurjara powers to the north, bringing the Pala dynasty's golden age to a close.

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