The Pala dynasty ( IAST: was a Medieval Indian Buddhist Dynasty founded by Gopala I that ruled the Pala Empire of Bengal which lasted from 750 CE to 1161 CE. The Pala Emperors assumed the title Gaudeswar which is known from their inscriptions.
Earlier historians like R.D. Banerji, B.C. Sen, R.C. Majumdar, Atul Roy, Niharranjan Roy, D.C. Sicar and others were unaware about the existence of some Pala Emperors because inscriptions of those kings were undiscovered. G. Laha (2017) has reconstructed the chronology and genealogy of the Pala Emperors based on latest inscriptional discoveries and comparative studies of the predecessors: