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{{Infobox monarch<br />
| name = Vigrahapala III<br />
| full nmae =<br />
| title = [[Pala Empire|Pala Emperor]] <br />
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| reign = 1055–1070<br />
| coronation =<br />
| religion = [[Buddhism]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Nayapala]]<br />
| successor = [[Mahipala II]]<br />
| spouse = Yauvanasri<br/>A [[Rashtrakuta Empire|Rashtrakuta]] princess<ref>{{cite journal|last=Verma|first=O.P.|title=Matrimonial alliances of Pala rulers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yXZCAAAAYAAJ|journal=Indian History Congress: Proceedings of the twenty-fourth session|page=63|year=1963|location=Delhi}}</ref><br />
| issue = Mahipala II<br/>[[Shurapala II]]<br/>[[Ramapala]]<br />
| father = Nayapala<br />
| royal house = [[Pala Empire|Pala]]<br />
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'''Vigrahapala III''' (1055 – 1070 CE) was the successor to the [[Pala Empire|Pala king]] [[Naya Pala|Nayapala]] in the [[Bengal]] region of the [[Indian subcontinent]], and twelfth ruler of the Pala line reigning for 15 years. He was succeeded by [[Mahipala II]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Chowdhury |first=AM |year=2012 |chapter=Pala Dynasty |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Pala_Dynasty |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref><br />
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During the reign of Vigrahapala III, the [[Kalachuris of Tripuri|Kalachuri]] king [[Lakshmikarna|Karna]] once again invaded Bengal but was defeated. The conflict ended with a peace treaty, and Vigrahapala III married Karna's daughter Yauvanasri.<ref name=Camrbridge1>{{cite book|last1=Allan|first1=John Andrew|last2=Haig|first2=Wolseley|authorlink2=Wolseley Haig|last3=Dodwell|first3=Henry|authorlink3=H. H. Dodwell|title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_48AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA145|year=1934|publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=145}}</ref> Vigrahapala III was later defeated by the invading [[Western Chalukya Empire|Chalukya]] king [[Vikramaditya VI]]. The invasion of Vikramaditya VI saw several soldiers from South India into Bengal, which explains the southern origin of the [[Sena Dynasty]]. Vigrahapala III also faced another invasion led by the [[Somavaṃśī dynasty|Somavamsi]] king Mahasivagupta Yayati of Orissa. Subsequently, a series of invasions considerably reduced the power of the Palas. The Varmans occupied eastern Bengal during his reign. The emergent Sena dynasty seized [[Rarh|Radha]] from the Palas, beginning the decline of their power in the region. <br />
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He was succeeded in quick succession by his three sons, starting with [[Mahipala II]] in 1070.<ref>{{cite book|last=Majumdar|first=Ramesh Chandra|authorlink=R. C. Majumdar|title=Ancient India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XNxiN5tzKOgC&pg=PA318|edition=Eighth|year=1977|orig-year=1952|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-0436-4|page=318}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of rulers of Bengal]]<br />
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| title = [[Pala Empire|Pala Emperor]]<br />
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| after = [[Mahipala II]]<br />
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