Ramapala

Ramapala
Pala Emperor
Reign1077–1130
PredecessorShurapala II
SuccessorKumarapala
Born1057
Munger, Pala Empire
Died1130 (aged 72-73)
Munger near the Ganges, Magadha, Pala Empire (in present-day Bihar, India)
SpouseMadanadevi[1]
IssueRajyapala
Vittapala
Kumarapala
Madanapala
DynastyPala
FatherVigrahapala III
Motherunnamed Rashtrakuta princess
ReligionHinduism (Shaivism)

Ramapala (Bengali : রামপাল) (r. 1077–1130 CE) also known as Ramapala the Great,[2][3][4] was the successor to the Pala king Shurapala II in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, and fifteenth ruler of the Pala line.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Panda, Akhil Kumar (1987). Four Hundred Years of Orissa: A Glorious Epoch. Punthi Pustak. p. 33.
  3. ^ Fujita, Hiroki (1984). Tibetan Buddhist Art. University of Michigan. p. 179. ISBN 978-4-560-02999-2.
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  6. ^ Chowdhury, AM (2012). "Pala Dynasty". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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