Panchronia

Pala Empire

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750 – 1174 · up to 1,362 thousand km² · Asia

Capital: Pataliputra

The Pāla Empire was an early medieval Indian empire ruled by the Pāla dynasty. The empire was founded with the election of Gopāla by the chiefs of Gauda in the late 8th century CE. The Pala stronghold was located in Bengal and Bihar, which included the major cities of Gauḍa, Vikramapura, Pāṭaliputra, Monghyr, Somapura, Ramavati (Varendra), Tāmralipta and Jagaddala.

Predecessors: Gupta Empire