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Madanapala

d. c. 1161 · 12th century

Madanapala was the last important king of the Pala dynasty of eastern India, reigning in the mid-12th century. By his time the Palas had lost Bengal to the Sena dynasty and held only parts of Bihar, and his death around 1161 is taken as the end of Pala rule.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Madanapala. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/madanapala
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