Question

Who was the first king of the Pala Dynasty?
1. Nandlala
2. Devapala
3. Madanapala
4. Gopala

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Gopala

The Correct Answer is Gopala.

• Gopala was the first king of the Pala Dynasty.
• Gopala was the founder of the Pala Dynasty of the Indian Subcontinent's Bengal region (ruled c. 750s-770s CE). About 750 CE in Gaur, he came to power after being elected by a coalition of regional chieftains.
• During the post-classical era of the Indian subcontinent, which emerged in the area of Bengal, the Pala Empire was an imperial power.
• It is named after its ruling family, whose rulers had names that ended with the Pala suffix.

• The most powerful ruler of the Pala Empire of the area of Bengal in the Indian Subcontinent was Devapala (9th century). He was the third king in the line, succeeding his Dharamapala father.
• In the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, Madanapala (ruled 1144-1162 CE) was the successor to Pala king Gopala III and the eighteenth and final ruler of the Pala lineage for 18 years.