Gopala III, previously known as Gopala II, (reigned 940–960 CE) was the successor to the Pala king

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in the

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region of the

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, and ninth ruler of the Pala line reigning for 20 years. He was succeeded by

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He was the son of Rajyapala by the

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princess Bhagyadevi, who may be identified as a daughter of Jagattunga, himself a son of Emperor

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. During Gopala's reign, the

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and

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emerged in lands formerly of the

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. The Kamboja tribes also established themselves in the North of Bengal, pushing Gopala to southern

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and western

. He was a weak ruler, like all the late Pala rulers. The Pala territory greatly reduced during his reign.

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