// Middle Ages
Pala Empire
- Period
- AD 750 – AD 1168
- Duration
- approx. 418 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 825
- Area (max.)
- approx. 1.4 million km²
Period and duration
Pala Empire — according to the map data from AD 750 to AD 1168, roughly 418 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Pala Empire — greatest extent around AD 825: the mapped borders then cover about 1.4 million km², roughly 0.9% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 749)
- Kannauj-Varman Dynasty
After
- Ghaznavid Empire
- Sena Dynasty
- Gahadavala Dynasty
- Paramara Dynasty
Neighbours around AD 825
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Abbasid Caliphate
- Tibetan Empire
- Rashtrakuta Dynasty
- Turk Shahis
- Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty
- Karkota Dynasty
- Pyu City-States
- Kamarupa Kingdom
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 825 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Pala Empire on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.