Vigrahapala II
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Vigrahapala II was the successor to the Pala king
Gopala II
, and ninth ruler of the Pala line reigning for 22 years. He was succeeded by the famed Mahipala
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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...
Gopala II
Gopala II
Gopala II was the successor to the Pala king Rajyapala, and eighth ruler of the Pala line reigning for 20 years. He was succeeded by Vigrahapala II.-References:...
, and ninth ruler of the Pala line reigning for 22 years. He was succeeded by the famed Mahipala
Mahipala
Mahipala I is considered the second founder of the Pala dynasty. Gopala I established the dynastic rule of the Palas in the middle of the 8th century CE. The Pala Dynasty ruled Bengal and Bihar for about four centuries from the middle of the 8th century CE...
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