For the mathematician, see Gopala (mathematician). For the child Krishna, see Gopal (Krishna). For the Gaudiya Vaishnava group, see Gopalas.
Gopala
Pala Emperor
Reign
c. 750s–770s CE
Predecessor
position established
Successor
Dharmapala
Spouse
Deddadevi of the Bhadra dynasty[1]
Issue
Dharmapala Vakpala
House
Pala Dynasty
Dynasty
Pala
Father
Vapyata
Gopala (Bengali: গোপাল) (ruled c. 750s–770s CE)[2] was the founder of the Pala dynasty, which was based in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. The last morpheme of his name Pala 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 Gaur/Gaud after being elected by a group of regional chieftains.[3]
^Sharma, Ranjit Kumar (1988). "Matsyanyaya and the Rise of the Palas". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: Humanities. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh: 7.
^Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1977). Ancient India. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 268. ISBN 978-81-208-0436-4.
^R.D. Banerjee. Palas Of Bengal By Rakhal Das Banerjee. pp. 45–46.
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