Nayapala

This article is about the king of the Pala dynasty. For the king of the Kamboja-Pala Dynasty, see Naya Pala (Kamboja).

Nayapala (Bengali: নয়পাল; ruled 1038–1055) is the name of twelfth ruler of the Pala dynasty of eastern Indian Subcontinent, mainly the Bengal and Bihar regions. Nayapala, the son of Mahipala I, defeated the Kalachuri king Karna after a long struggle. The two later signed a peace treaty at the mediation of the Buddhist scholar Atiśa.^[2]

Nayapala
Pala Emperor
Reign	1038–1055
Predecessor	Mahipala
Successor	Vigrahapala III
Issue	Vigrahapala III
Dynasty	Pala
Father	Mahipala
Religion	Shaivism[1]

Narayanapala's Bhagalpur inscription suggests that he built several Shiva temples, and records his grant of a village to Pashupatas.^[3] Narayanpala also attended a sacrifice by his Brahmin minister.^[4] Nayapala's Siyan inscription suggests that he built several temples dedicated to Shiva and his various aspects (such as Bhairava), plus temples dedicated to the Nine Durgas, the Mother Goddess, Vishnu, and Lakshmi.

See also

• List of rulers of Bengal

References

1. Alexis Sanderson (2009). "The Śaiva Age: The Rise and Dominance of Śaivism during the Early Medieval Period".
2. Chowdhury, AM (2012). "Pala Dynasty". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. Einoo, Shingo (2009). Genesis and development of tantrism. Institute of oriental culture special series. Tokyo: Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo. ISBN 978-4-903235-08-0.
4. Chandra, Dhanesh; Bagchi, Sandeep; Lambert, Steven W.; Cathey, William N.; Lynch, Franklin E.; Bowman, Robert C. (September 1993). "Long-term thermal cycling studies on LaNi5.2". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 199 (1–2): 93–100. doi:10.1016/0925-8388(93)90432-m. ISSN 0925-8388.

Preceded by Mahipala	Pala Emperor 1038–1055 CE	Succeeded by Vigrahapala III