{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}} [[File:Madan Kamdev 1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{center|An Pala structure in Madan Kamdev}}]] '''Durjaya''', now North Guwahati, was capital of Kamarupa kingdom under the Pala Dynasty for the period 900 to 1100 C.E.{{fact|date=May 2026}} Pala rulers built their capital on the banks of the Brahmaputra and surrounded it with a rampart and a strong palisade, whence they named it Durjaya which means impregnable . Many wealthy merchants lived there in safety and it boasted of many plastered turrets. Encouraged by the King, the learned men, religious preceptors, and poets made it a place of resort.<ref> {{Citation| surname= Prakash | given= Col Ved | title= Encyclopedia of North-East India }}</ref>
==See also== * Varman Dynasty
==References== {{Reflist}}2. [https://gayajidham.com/awesome-reading/ancient-city-durjaya/149 Gayajidham] Category:Guwahati Category:Kamarupa Category:Pala dynasty (Kamarupa) Category:Medieval Indian cities