Pala Empire

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Buddhist dynasty Indian dynasty historical empire

The Pala Empire was a powerful Buddhist dynasty that ruled much of eastern and northern India, including Bengal, from the 8th to 12th centuries.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist dynasty → Indian dynasty → historical empire →
artStyle	Pala art →
capital	Monghyr → Pataliputra → Ramavati → Vikrampura →
continent	Asia →
country	India →
culturalInfluence	Southeast Asia → Sri Lanka → Tibet →
dateOfDissolution	c. 1161 CE →
dateOfEstablishment	c. 750 CE →
dynasticHouse	Pala dynasty →
economicBase	agriculture → riverine trade →
endTime	12th century →
followedBy	Chandra dynasty → Sena dynasty →
foundedBy	Gopala I →
governmentForm	monarchy →
knownFor	Pala school of art → patronage of Nalanda University → patronage of Vikramashila University → spread of Buddhism to Tibet →
language	Magadhi Prakrit → Sanskrit → early Bengali →
militaryConflict	Pratihara–Pala conflicts → Rashtrakuta–Pala conflicts →
notableRuler	Devapala → Dharmapala → Gopala I → Mahipala I →
peakUnderRuler	Devapala → Dharmapala →
precededBy	Gauda Kingdom →
region	Bengal →
religion	Buddhism →
religiousPolicy	patronage of Mahayana Buddhism → tolerance towards Hinduism →
scriptUsed	Gaudi script → Siddham script →
startTime	8th century →
territory	Bengal → Bihar → parts of Assam → parts of Nepal → parts of Odisha → parts of Uttar Pradesh →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pala Empire ("Pala dynasty") →	dynasticHouse
Sena dynasty ("Pala dynasty") →	predecessor
Patna →	servedAsCapitalOf
Bengal →	wasRegionOf