Pala

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Pala was a powerful medieval Indian dynasty that ruled large parts of eastern India, especially Bengal and Bihar, and was known for its patronage of Buddhism and extensive cultural and educational influence.

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Label Occurrences
Pala canonical 5

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dynasty ⓘ
alliance Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
artStyle Pala school of Buddhist art ⓘ
capital Gauda ⓘ
Monghyr ⓘ
Pataliputra ⓘ
Ramavati ⓘ
Vikrampura ⓘ
coinage copper coins ⓘ
silver coins ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dissolution c. 12th century CE ⓘ
economicBase agriculture ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bengali ⓘ
exportedCultureTo Southeast Asia ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
Tibet ⓘ
foundedBy Gopala I ⓘ
governanceType hereditary monarchy ⓘ
inception c. 750 CE ⓘ
knownFor Buddhist art ⓘ
extensive educational influence ⓘ
international cultural influence ⓘ
monastic universities ⓘ
patronage of Buddhism ⓘ
languageUsed Prakrit ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
local Apabhramsha dialects ⓘ
militaryConflict Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ⓘ
Rashtrakuta dynasty ⓘ
notableRuler Devapala ⓘ
Dharmapala ⓘ
Gopala I ⓘ
Mahipala I ⓘ
Nayapala ⓘ
Ramapala ⓘ
Vigrahapala II ⓘ
patronizedInstitution Jagaddala Mahavihara ⓘ
Nalanda Mahavihara ⓘ
linked to: Nalanda

Odantapuri Mahavihara ⓘ
Somapura Mahavihara ⓘ
Vikramashila Mahavihara ⓘ
linked to: Vikramashila
predecessor Gauda Kingdom ⓘ
regionRuled Bengal ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
religiousPolicy Buddhist patronage with Hindu tolerance ⓘ
successor Sena dynasty ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gopala I → royalHouse → Pala ⓘ
Palaite → spokenIn → Pala ⓘ
Palaite → namedAfter → Pala ⓘ
Vigrahapala I → dynasty → Pala ⓘ