92 R. D. BANERJI ON 



the following villages bearing ancient names: Amrauti or Ramranti (Ramavatl), 



Jagadala (Jagaddala), Damrol (Damara). 



After the foundation of Ramavatl, Ramapala engaged in wars with his neighbours. 



He attacked Utkala and ruled the country up to Kalihga, 1 and returned the kingdom 



of Utkala to the Nagavamsa. His feudatory chief Mayana conquered Kamarupa 



which seems to have been becoming weaker and weaker at this time, as several 



invasions into that country were led by successive kings of 

 Later wars of Ramapala. _, , ,, . , ,,_ , , _ _ _. 



Bengal or their generals, e.g., Mayana sent by Ramapala, 



Vaidyadeva sent by Kumarapala, Vijayasena and Laksmanasena. A king of Eastern 



Bengal sought the protection of Ramapala in order to save himself by surrendering to 



him his best elephants, his coach of state and his armour.' 2 



Svaparitran animitlam ftatya yah ftrdg-diSlyena !. 

 Vara-varanena ca nij a-syandana-danena varmmanaradhe ||. 



Ramacarita III. 44. 



This king seems to be one of the Yadavas of Eastern Bengal. Two different 

 powers may have caused him to throw himself under the protection of Ramapala : 

 first is an invasion by Pala forces, and second an invasion of his territories by a new 

 power. Samantasena was most probably getting very powerful at this time, and it 

 was he who seems to have caused the Yadava prince to seek the shelter afforded by 

 Ramapala. 



In his later years Ramapala returned to Ramavatl, leaving the cares of the 

 management of the state to his eldest son Raj yapala.* About this time Mathanadeva, 

 the king's maternal uncle, died. The king was residing at Mudgiri (Mudgagiri or 



Mungir) at this time/ and on hearing of his benefactor's 

 Death of Mathanadeva d ^ distributed much wea i t h to the Brahmanas and 



and Ramapala. 



entered the sacred river Ganges. Mathanadeva must have 



become a centenarian at the time of his death, and Ramapala himself had become a 



very old man at the time of his death after forty six years of reign. 



Taranatha states that Ramapala reigned for forty-six years. 6 This is not 



impossible as the Candimau image was dedicated in the 42nd year of the king. We 



know the names of three of the sons of Ramapala, two of 

 Successors 811 ' whom succeeded him on the throne. His eldest son, Rajya- 



pala, was an able man, and assisted his father in gaining the 

 throne, in the wars in Varendrl, and finally in administering the kingdom in his father's 

 old age. He seems to have died during the lifetime of his father, as we find that 

 Kumarapala succeeded after Ramapala's death. His third son, Madanapala, ascended 

 the throne after the death or dethronement of his brother Kumarapala 's son 

 Gopala III. We know nothing about the other relations of Ramapala except his 



l Mem. A.S B., Vol. Ill, p. 50, Ch. Ill, V. 45. 



i Mem. A.S.B., Vol III, p. 50. This has also been translated differently by Mr. Maitra. '■ A King of Eastern 

 Bengal, who held the title of Varman, sought the protection of Ramapala in order to save himself by surrendering his 

 elephants and chariot. ' ' 



3 L.C, p. 51, Ch. IV, V. 6. * Iy.C, V. 9. 6 Ind. Ant., Vol. XXXVIII, p. 246. 



