Draft:Devapala's Conquests and Invasions

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Devapala (Bengali: দেবপাল) (9th century) was the most powerful ruler of the Pala Empire of Bengal region in the Indian Subcontinent. He was the third king in the line, and had succeeded his father Dharmapala. He is said to have exacted tributes from the whole of Northern India from the Himalayas to the Vindhyas and from the eastern to the western ocean. RC Majumdar gives his victorious campaigns led him as far as Kamboja in the west and Vindhyas in the south

Devapala's Conquests and Invasions

Initial conflicts map of pala Empire
Date8th - 9th CE
Location
Result

Pala Empire victory

  • Devapala defeats a hostile confederation consisting of the Pandyans, Gangas, Pallavas, Cholas, Kalingas, Magadhas and others.
Belligerents
Pala Empire Bhauma-Kara dynasty
Kamarupa
Gurjara-Pratihara
utkala
Hunas
Kambhoja
Abbasid caliphate
Pandyan dynasty
Chola empire
Pallavas
Kalinga
Ganga
Himalayan states
Sind (caliphal province)
Commanders and leaders
Devapala Sri Mara Sri Vallabha
Strength
unknown unknown



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