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Rajyapala or ''Kamboja-Vamsa-Tilaka'' was the founder of the Kamboja Pala dynasty of Bengal. This dynasty had ruled over northern and western Bengal. Four rulers of this dynasty are known who ruled, either over north-west Bengal or parts thereof, from second half of tenth century to the first quarter of 11th century. The last known king of Kamboja Pala dynasty was Dharmapala,〔The Dacca University Studies - 1935, p 133, University of Dacca; Some Historical Aspects of the Inscriptions of Bengal: Pre-Muhammadan Epochs, 1942, p 380, Benoychandra Sen - Bengal (India); Journal of the Varendra Research Museum, p 109, Varendra Research Museum - Bangladesh.〕 who was the ruler in Dandabhukti division, during the first quarter of 11th century. ==Rajyapala, ''The Ornament of Kamboja Family''== ''Irda copper plate'' addresses king Rajyapala with the epithet of Kamboja-Vamsa-Tilaka (i.e. ''the ornament of the Kamboja family'').〔Buddhism in Ancient Bengal – 1983, p 53, Gayatri Sen Majumdar.〕〔The Dacca University Studies – 1935, p 131, University of Dacca.〕〔The History of Manipur - 1986, p 129, Wahengbam Ibohal Singh.〕 He is also addressed as the first (''Prthu'') ruler in the Kamboja-Pala dynasty. According to scholars, the Pala rulers of Bengal used to recruit cavalry and mercenary soldiers from the Kamboja (due to the lack of native horses in Bengal and Assam) of north-west.〔Some epigraphic sources testify to the fact that horses were imported to Bengal, and Pragjyotisha- Kamarupa from the Kamboja country (See: ''Kambojesu cha yasya vajiyuvabhi dharvstanrajau jaso heshayiati hari heshtrava Kantashichran vikshitah'', verse 13, Monghyr Inscriptions of Pala king Devapala; Epigraphia Indica, Vol XVII., p 305; See also: History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615–1989, p 8, D. Nath; Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland – 1834, p 434, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland; History and Culture of the Palas of Bengal and Bihar 1993, p 63, Jhunu Bagchi.〕〔Epigraphia Indica, XVIII, p 304ff; Dynastic History of Magadha, Circa 450-1200 AD, 1977, p 208; Indian Historical Quarterly, XV-4, Dec 1939, p 511; Indian Historical Quarterly, 1963, p 625; History of Ancient Bengal, 1971, p 182-183, Dr R. C. Majumdar; Dynastic History of North India, Vol I, p 308-09, Dr H. C. Ray;Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D., 1977, p 208, Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha - Magadha (Kingdom).〕 Some of the Kamboja militarist or civilian adventurers are believed to have settled permanently in Bengal and one of their descendants viz. Rajyapalal ultimately carved out an independent kingdom in north Bengal when the Pala power weakened in the second half of the tenth century CE (a situation similar to that of the Western Roman Empire and the foederati).〔Epigraphia Indica, XVII, p 153; Dynastic History of Nporth India, Vol I, p 311, H. C. Ray; Indian Historical Quarterly, XV, p 51; Epigraphia Indica, XVIII, p 304.〕 According to Dr H. C. Ray, the ancestors of the Kamboja rulers of Bengal came from west with Gurjara Pratiharas. The Kambojas had joined the forces of Gurjara Pratiharas and there were separate regiments of the Kambojas in the Pratihara army which were entrusted with the defense of north-eastern borders of the Pratihara empire. The Kambojas did not leave the province after the collapse of Pratihara power. Rather, they took advantage of the weakness of the Pala kings and set up an independent kingdom which was not a difficult task for them.〔Indian Historical Quarterly, XV-4, Dec 1939, p 511; IHQ, XV, p 511; Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D.1977, p 208, Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha - Magadha (Kingdom).〕 Expelled from Hindukush/Pamirs, the Kambojas are stated to have formed a large contingent of the Gurjaras.〔Journal of Oriental studies - 1954, p 381, University of Hong Kong, Institute of Oriental Studies: See also the refs quoted by the authors.〕 Dr Hem Chander Raychaudhury also states that the Kambojas came to Bengal with the armies of the Gurjara Pratiharas.〔The Dynastic History of Northern India, p 311, f.n. 1.〕 Dr R. C. Majumdar also agrees with the view that the Kambojas may have come to Bengal with Pratiharas when they conquered part of the province.〔History of Ancient Bengal, 1977, p 182-183.〕 The Bhaturya Inscriptions refers to a ruler named Rajyapala whose commands are obeyed by the Mlechchas, Angas, Kalingas, Vangas, Odras, Pandyas, Karnatas, Latas, Suhma, Gurjara, Kiratass and in Cina.〔Epigraphia Indica, XVIII, p 150; The Dynamics of Santal Traditions in a Peasant Society – 2003, p 208, fn, 132b, George E. Somers.〕 According to George E Somers,'' "while the claim is certainly exaggerated, it is significant that Rajyapala's conquests included Anga, Vanga, Suhma, but not Gauda or Pundra"''. So, according to Dr Somers and other scholars, this may attest that only north or north-west Bengal was the home province of Rajyapala. The scholars, therefore, have identified this Rajyapala of Bhaturiya inscriptions with the Kamboja ruler, Rajyapala of the Irda copper plate.〔H.A.B, pp 1227-128, Dr R. C. Majumdar.〕〔The Dynamics of Santal Traditions in a Peasant Society – 2003, pp 196, 208, fn 129b, 132b, George E. Somers.〕〔Epigraphia Indica, XVIII, p 150ff.〕〔Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D., 1977, p 208, Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha - Magadha (Kingdom).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rajyapala Kamboja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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