Territorial change of Pala Empire

“Pala Empire” — appears in this map’s data from AD 750 to 1168. Its territory was largest in AD 825 – 829, at ≈ 1.36 million km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 825 – 829 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 825: number 77 of 6.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Kamarupa — 55 frames
• Chandelas of Jejakabhukti — 19 frames
• Chandra dynasty — 14 frames
• Pratihara dynasty — 9 frames
• Sena dynasty — 9 frames
• Gahadavala dynasty — 8 frames
• Rashtrakuta Empire — 3 frames
• Eastern Ganga dynasty — 3 frames
• Tibetan Empire — 2 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 10 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Gupta Empire

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Pāla Empire was an early medieval Indian empire ruled by the Pāla (Prakrit and Sanskrit: पाल, romanized: Pāla, lit. 'protector') dynasty. The empire was founded with the election of Gopāla by the chiefs of Gauda in the late 8th century CE.

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