Vigrahapala was a 9th-century ruler of the Pala dynasty, in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. He was the sixth Pala emperor. He reigned for a brief period before becoming an ascetic. Vigrahapala was a grandson of Dharmapala's younger brother Vakapala and son of Jayapala. He was succeeded by his son, Narayanapala.
Previously, the historians believed that Shurapala and Vigrahapala were the two names of the same person. However, the discovery of a copper plate in 1970 in the Mirzapur district conclusively established that these two were cousins. They either ruled simultaneously (perhaps over different territories) or in rapid succession.[2]: 32–37 If they ruled in succession, it seems more likely that Shurapala preceded Vigrahapala, since Vigrahapala I and his descendants ruled in unbroken succession. Vigrahapala either dethroned Shurapala, or replaced him peacefully in absence of any direct heir to the throne.[3]
The information about him and his ancestors is found in the Bhagalpur copper-plate inscription of his son, Narayanapala.[4]
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Based on the different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, the different historians estimate Vigrahapala's reign as follows:[2]: 32–37
vigrahapala, this, article, about, pala, dynasty, ruler, naddula, chahamana, dynasty, ruler, vigrahapala, chahamana, dynasty, vigrahapala, century, ruler, pala, dynasty, bengal, region, indian, subcontinent, sixth, pala, emperor, reigned, brief, period, before. This article is about the Pala dynasty ruler For the Naddula Chahamana dynasty ruler see Vigrahapala Chahamana dynasty Vigrahapala was a 9th century ruler of the Pala dynasty in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent He was the sixth Pala emperor He reigned for a brief period before becoming an ascetic Vigrahapala was a grandson of Dharmapala s younger brother Vakapala and son of Jayapala He was succeeded by his son Narayanapala VigrahapalaPala EmperorReign830 855 CEPredecessorGopala IISuccessorNarayanapalaSpouseLajjadevi of Chedi 1 IssueNarayanapalaDynastyPalaFatherJayapala Contents 1 Ancestry 2 Reign 3 See also 4 ReferencesAncestry editPreviously the historians believed that Shurapala and Vigrahapala were the two names of the same person However the discovery of a copper plate in 1970 in the Mirzapur district conclusively established that these two were cousins They either ruled simultaneously perhaps over different territories or in rapid succession 2 32 37 If they ruled in succession it seems more likely that Shurapala preceded Vigrahapala since Vigrahapala I and his descendants ruled in unbroken succession Vigrahapala either dethroned Shurapala or replaced him peacefully in absence of any direct heir to the throne 3 The information about him and his ancestors is found in the Bhagalpur copper plate inscription of his son Narayanapala 4 Reign editBased on the different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records the different historians estimate Vigrahapala s reign as follows 2 32 37 Historian Estimate of Gopala s reignRC Majumdar 1971 850 853 along with Shurapala I AM Chowdhury 1967 861 866 along with Shurapala I BP Sinha 1977 860 865 along with Shurapala I DC Sircar 1975 76 858 860Vigrahapala was of peaceful disposition and abdicated the throne in favour of his son Narayanpala 5 See also editList of rulers of BengalReferences edit Mishra Vijayakanta 1979 Cultural Heritage of Mithila Mithila Prakasana p 39 a b Susan L Huntington 1 January 1984 The Paala Sena Schools of Sculpture Brill Archive ISBN 90 04 06856 2 Dilip Kumar Ganguly 1 January 1994 Ancient India History and Archaeology Abhinav Publications p 29 ISBN 978 81 7017 304 5 George E Somers 1 January 1977 Dynastic History Of Magadha Abhinav Publications pp 188 ISBN 978 81 7017 059 4 The Cambridge Shorter History of India CUP Archive pp 144 GGKEY 2W0QHXZ7K40 Preceded byGopala II Pala Emperor9th century Succeeded byNarayanapala Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vigrahapala I amp oldid 1197866752, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
