Pal পাল | |
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Parent house | Pala dynasty |
Current region | Panchakhanda |
Earlier spellings | Pala |
Etymology | "Protector" (Sanskrit)[1] |
Place of origin | Sylhet Division |
Founder | Kalidas Pal |
Final ruler | Ramjivan Pal |
Titles | |
Estate(s) | Palbari, Beanibazar |
Cadet branches | Chowdhurys of Bahadurpur |
The Pal family (Bengali: পাল বংশ; also spelt Pala) are a Bengali aristocratic family who historically held lands in what is now Sylhet, Bangladesh. The 28th and 29th descendents of Raja Kalidas Pal are still continuing their family's Durga puja at karimganj district of Assam, India.