period, such as Ramacharita, mention the Pala rulers as the kings descended from the Samudrakula or oceanic community.

Election

After the death of the Gauda king Shashanka, a century of anarchy and confusion ensued in Bengal. This situation is described by the Sanskrit phrase matsya nyaya ("fish justice" i.e. a situation in which the big fish prey on the smaller ones). It was during

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