For the mathematician, see Gopala (mathematician). For the child Krishna, see Gopal (Krishna).Gopala (ruled c. 750s–770s CE) was the founder of the Pala Dynasty of medieval Bengal. The last morpheme of his name Pala means "protector" and was used as an ending for the names of all the Pala monarchs. Pala does not suggest or indicate any ethnic or caste considerations of the Pala dynasty. He came to power around 750 CE in Gaur after being elected by a group of regional chieftains.