Hindu Administrative Institutions c7.s2.t2.31

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c7.s2.t2.31

Another case of popular election¹ is that of Gopāla (c. 730-40) the son of a successful soldier who was asked by the people to accept the throne. Gopāla thus became the founder of the Pāla Empire of Bengal and Eastern India. This is what is meant by the following and other similar statements:

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