Mahendrapala
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:This article is about the King Mahendrapala of the Pala Dynasty. For Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty king, see Mahenderpal I.
Mahendrapala was the fourth emperor of the Pala dynasty
. He succeeded his father Devapala
. We came to know about him and his mahasenapati
("great general") Vajradeva from the Jagjivanpur copper plate grant dated in his 7th regnal year and issued from the Kuddalakhataka jayaskandhavara (the camp of victory). He was succeeded by his second cousin Vigrahapala
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Mahendrapala was the fourth emperor of the Pala dynasty
Pala Empire
The Pāla Empire was one of the major middle kingdoms of India existed from 750–1174 CE. It was ruled by a Buddhist dynasty from Bengal in the eastern region of the Indian subcontinent, all the rulers bearing names ending with the suffix Pala , which means protector. The Palas were often described...
. He succeeded his father Devapala
Devapala
Deva Pala , was a powerful emperor from the Pala Empire of Bengal region in the Indian Subcontinent. He was the third king in the line and had succeeded his father, emperor Dharamapala...
. We came to know about him and his mahasenapati
Senapati
Senapati is the Hindi word for general and Mahasenapati means great general. It is cognate with duke or Herzog and like this word means army leader .-List of few Maratha "Senapati" or "Commander-in-Chief":...
("great general") Vajradeva from the Jagjivanpur copper plate grant dated in his 7th regnal year and issued from the Kuddalakhataka jayaskandhavara (the camp of victory). He was succeeded by his second cousin Vigrahapala
Vigrahapala
Vigrahapala was the fifth emperor of the Pala dynasty and the successor of Mahendrapala, the son and successor of Devapala. He reigned for 1 year. Vigrahapala was a grandson of Dharmapala's younger brother Vakapala and son of Jayapala. He was succeeded by his son, Narayanapala...
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