Pala Invasion of Kannauj

The Pala Invasion of Kannauj  was a military expedition of thes Palas to Kannauj during the Tripartite Struggle.

Background
During the 9th Century, different powers of India struggled to take control of Kannauj as because it was the capital of India at the contemporary time, hence to gain the title of the emperor of India the Tripartite Struggle had taken place, where the Gurjara Pratihara, Rashtrakutas and the Palas were engaged in conflicts, Indrayudha who had the crown of Kannauj, was a vassal of the Gurjara Pratihara Vatsraja engaged on a war with Dharmapala and deffeated him but the Rashtrakuta King Dhruva went on an expedition on deffeating Vatsraja and soon he went back to his southern domains. This Invasion made the Pratiharas weak and opened the opportunity for Dharmapala to invade Kannauj.

The Conquest
Dharmapala went on to invade Kannauj, where he defeated and overthrew Indrayudha and installed Chakrayudha on the throne of Kannauj. The 12th verse of the Khalimpur copper plate and the 3rd verse of the Bhagalpur copper plate tells about the attendance of various chieftains from various parts of the India. The verse mentioning the installation of Chakrayudha "'' जितेन्द्रराज - प्रभृतिनरातीनुपार्जिता येन महोदय श्रीः । दत्वा पुनः सा वलिनार्थयित्रे चक्रायुधायानति वामनाय ॥ ३ ॥ ॥" The 12th verse of the Khalimpur Cooper plate inscription mentions the chieftains who attended the imperial assembly "भोजैमत्स्यैः समद्रैः कुरु यदुयवनावन्ति गन्धार कीरैः भूपैर्व्यालोल - मौलि - प्रणति परिणतैः साधु सङ्कीर्यमाणः । हुष्यत् - पञ्चालवृद्धोद्धृत कनकमय स्वाभिवेको - कुम्भो दत्तश्रीः कन्यकुब्जस सललित चलित भूलता लक्ष्म येन ॥ १२ ॥"

Aftermath
After the victory over the capital, Dharmapala had assembled an imperial assembly or durbar which was attended by a number of chieftains who bowed down respectfully and granted approval.