Pala Empire

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Was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal.

Establishment

January 627: End of the Gauḍa Kingdom, its territories were annexed by the Pala Empire.

Chronology

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1. Wars of conquest of Muktapida

In the VIII century Muktapida, an Indian king of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, created a short-lived empire covering most of India.

January 741: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

January 761: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

2. Varendra Rebellion

The kingdom of Varendra originated in a revolt in northern Bengal against the rule of the Pala Empire.

January 1073: The kingdom of Varendra, originated in the so-called rebellion of Varendra or the Kaivartes, was an ephemeral kingdom of northern Bengal split from the rule of the Pala Empire arising from a revolt against King Mahipala II led by Divya.

January 1083: Around 1082 King Pala Rampala managed to destroy the kingdom of Valendra.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 701: Harikela was a kingdom in ancient Bengal mentioned by sources from the 7th century.

January 751: After the fall of Shashanka's kingdom, the Bengal region was in a state of anarchy. There was no central authority, and there was constant struggle between petty chieftains. Gopala ascended the throne as the first Pala king during these times. The Khalimpur copper plate suggests that the prakriti (people) of the region made him the king.

January 761: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

January 801: Pala emperor Dharmapala defeated Indrayudha of Kannauj, and installed his own nominee Chakrayudha on the throne of Kannauj. Several other smaller states in North India also acknowledged his suzerainty.

January 806: His expansion was checked by Vatsaraja's son Nagabhata II, who conquered Kannauj and drove away Chakrayudha.

January 811: The Gurjara-Pratiharas conquered Kannauj and the Indo-Gangetic Plain as far as Bihar.

January 815: Dharmapala gained control over North India after Govinda III left for the Deccan.

January 841: Mihira Bhoja (c. 836-886) expanded the Pratihara dominions west to the border of Sind, east to Bengal, and south to the Narmada.

January 901: The Chandra dynasty ruled in southeastern Bengal ( Vanga and Samatata ) for a century and a half between the beginning of the 10th century and the middle of the 11th century.

January 901: The king of Utkala (present-day Orissa) fled from his capital city.

January 961: His son Gopala II lost Bengal after a few years of rule, and then ruled only Bihar.

January 992: Mahipala I recovered northern and eastern Bengal within three years of ascending the throne in 988 CE.

January 1039: By 1038 AD the Ganga Dynasty reigned over the entire region of Kalinga.

January 1071: The Varmans, a ruling dynasty of the Kamarupa Kingdom, occupied eastern Bengal in 1070.

January 1098: The Simroun, Karnat or Dev dynasty originated with an establishment of a kingdom in 1097 CE headquartered at present day Simroungarh in Bara district. The kingdom controlled the areas today known as Tirhoot or Mithila in Nepal and Bihar of India.

January 1101: Kamarupa was attacked and the western portion was conquered by the Pala king Ramapala.

January 1125: Pala Emperor Kumarapala expanded his empire by conquering Kamarupa and Rar, and asserting his dominance over the Varman king of east Bengal in 1124.