Pala Empire - Origin of The Palas

Origin of The Palas

Nalanda University is considered one of the first great university in recorded history, reached its height under the Palas. Ruins of Vikramaśīla University.

The Ramacharitam of Sandhyakar Nandi attests that Varendra (or North Bengal) was the fatherland (Janakabhu) of the Palas. In the Bangarh Copperplate inscription of Mahipala I, it has been stated that Mahipala recovered his ancestral homeland (Rajyam Pitram) from the usurpers (which was until that time occupied by the Kamboja-Pala Kingdom).

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