Shurapala I (Bengali: শূরপাল; also spelt Surapala) was a 9th-century ruler of the Pala Empire, in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.

However, the discovery of a copper plate in 1970 in the Mirzapur district conclusively established that these two were cousins.

Vigrahapala either dethroned Shurapala, or replaced him peacefully in absence of any direct heir to the throne.

[3] According to the Jagjivanpur inscription Shurapala I was Mahendrapala's younger brother and royal envoy.

[4] Based on the different interpretations of the various epigraphs and historical records, the different historians estimate Shurapala's reign as follows:[1]: 32–37