Pala Empire

The Pala Empire was the empire ruled by the Pala dynasty, (which means "protector" in Bengali and Sanskrit Language) a medieval Indian dynasty which ruled the kingdom of Gauda and Monghyr. The period of Pala is considered as the golden age of Bengal. The Pala dynasty was founded by Gopala in 765 AD. The empire was founded with the election of Gopala by the chiefs of Gauda in late eighth century. Gopalan was the first buddhist king of Bengal. After Gopala, his son Dharmapala ruled. Dharmapala was the most famous ruler of the Pala dynasty. Dharmapala built the Vikramshila University and the Nalanda University was also renovated by him. The Pala Empire ruled from AD 765 to AD 1161.