Kumarapala (Pala king)

This article is about Pala king. For the Solanki king, see Kumarapala (Chaulukya dynasty).

Kumarapala (Bengali : কুমারপাল) was the successor to the Pala king Ramapala in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, and sixteenth ruler of the Pala line reigning for 10 years. During his reign, he put down an uprising in Kamarupa by the governor Timgyadeva, eventually replacing him with Vaidyadeva (who would rebel four years after the death of Kumarapala). He was succeeded by his son Gopala IV, who ascended the throne as a child..^[1]

Kumarapala
Pala Emperor
Reign	1130–1139
Predecessor	Ramapala
Successor	Gopala IV
Dynasty	Pala
Father	Ramapala

See also

• List of rulers of Bengal

References

1. Bhuiyan, Muhammad Masudur Rahman (2012). "Pala Dynasty". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

• Sircar, D. C. The Bhauma-Naraka or the Pala Dynasty of Brahmapala, The Comprehensive History of Assam, ed H. K. Barpujari, Guwahati, 1990.

Preceded by Ramapala	Pala Emperor 1130–1140 CE	Succeeded by Gopala III