north-west and  Deccan  in the south. According to a Pala copperplate inscription Devapala exterminated the Utkalas, conquered the Pragjyotisha (Assam), shattered the pride of the  Huna , and humbled the lords of  Pratiharas ,  Gurjara  and the  Dravidas . The death of Devapala ended the period of ascendancy of the Pala