Devapala of Bengal

Devapala
Paramasaugata
Paramesvara
Paramabhattaraka
Maharajadhiraja
3rd Pala Emperor
Tenure810s–845 CE
PredecessorDharamapala
SuccessorMahendrapala
SpouseMahata Devi, daughter of Durlabharaja I of Chahamana dynasty
IssueRajyapala
Mahendrapala
Shurapala I
DynastyPala
FatherDharamapala
MotherRannadevi
ReligionBuddhism

Devapala (Sanskrit: देवपाल Devapāla; c. 9th century) was the successor of Dharmapala and the third emperor of the Pala Empire. During his reign, the Pāla Empire reached the height of its territorial extent and prosperity. He was known to be the Overlord of Aryavarta.