List of Pala emperors

Emperor of Pala Empire Gaudeswar of Pala Empire
Imperial
Imperial seal (845–860 CE)
Details
Style	His Imperial Majesty
First monarch	Gopala I
Last monarch	Govindapala
Formation	750 CE (1275–1276 years ago)
Abolition	1161 CE (864–865 years ago)
Residence	Varendra Gauda Monghyr
Appointer	Hereditary

The Pala dynasty (Sanskrit: पाल राजवंश IAST: Pāla rājavaṅśa) was a Medieval Indian Buddhist Dynasty founded by Gopala I that ruled the Pala Empire of Bengal which lasted from 750 CE to 1161 CE. The Pala Emperors assumed the title Gaudeswar which is known from their inscriptions.

List of Pala Emperors

Earlier historians like R.D. Banerji, B.C. Sen, R.C. Majumdar, Atul Roy, Niharranjan Roy, D.C. Sicar and others were unaware about the existence of some Pala Emperors because inscriptions of those kings were undiscovered. G. Laha (2017) has reconstructed the chronology and genealogy of the Pala Emperors based on latest inscriptional discoveries and comparative studies of the predecessors:

Titular Name	Titles	Reign	Regnal year
Gopala I	Maharajadhiraja	c. 750–768 CE	18
Dharmapala	Sriman Paramesvara Paramabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja	c. 768–800 CE	32
Devapala	Sriman Paramasaugata Paramesvara Paramabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja	c. 800–839 CE	39
Mahendrapala	Paramasaugata Paramesvara Paramabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja	c. 839–854 CE	15
Shurapala I	Gaudeswar	c. 854–866 CE	12
Gopala II	Gaudeswar	c. 866–870 CE	4
Vigrahapala I	Gaudeswar	c. 870–871 CE	1
Narayanapala	Gaudeswar	c. 871–925 CE	54
Rajyapala	Gaudeswar	c. 925–962 CE	37
Gopala III	Gaudeswar	c. 962–973 CE	11
Vigrahapala II	Gaudeswar	c. 973–978 CE	5
Mahipala I	Sriman Paramasaugata Paramesvara Paramabhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Pravardhamana	c. 978–1026 CE	48
Nayapala	Gaudeswar	c. 1026–1041 CE	15
Vigrahapala III	Gaudeswar	c. 1041–1067 CE	26
Mahipala II	Gaudeswar	c. 1067–1068 CE	1
Shurapala II	Gaudeswar	c. 1068–1069 CE	1
Ramapala	Gaudeswar	c. 1069–1122 CE	53
Kumarapala	Gaudeswar	c. 1122–1124 CE	2
Gopala IV	Gaudeswar	c. 1124–1139 CE	15
Madanapala	Gaudeswar	c. 1139–1161 CE	22
Govindapala	Gaudeswar	c. 1161–1165 CE	4
Palapala (Disputed king)	Gaudeswar	c. 1165–1200 CE	35

Family tree

Pala dynasty

Gopala I (1) r. c. 8th Century Dharmapala (2) r. c. 8th–9th Century Vakapala Devapala (3) r. c. 9th Century Jayapala Mahendrapala (4) r. c. 839–854 Shurapala I (5) r. c. 854–866 Vigrahapala I (7) r. c. 870–871 Gopala II (6) r. c. 866–870 Narayanapala (8) r. c. 871–925 Rajyapala (9) r. c. 925–962 Gopala III (10) r. c. 962–973 Vigrahapala II (11) r. c. 973–978 Mahipala (12) r. c. 978–1026 Nayapala (13) r. c. 1026–1041 Vigrahapala III (14) r. c. 1041–1067 Mahipala II (15) r. c. 1067-1068 Shurapala II (16) r. c. 1068–1069 Ramapala (17) r. c. 1069–1122 Kumarapala (18) r. c. 1122–1124 Madanapala (20) r. c. 1139–1161 Gopala IV (19) r. c. 1124-1139 Govindapala (21) r. c. 1161-1165