A passcode screen has appeared, but i didn't set one up

the 'enter passcode' screen is blocking me from using my ipad. i didn't set it up, what happened and how can I disable it?

i use gmail on my iphone and ipad, but neither device has ever locked me out like what just happened with my ipad. i was just trying to access my apple id to setup icloud on apple.com when i was having difficultywith my primary email. so i attempted to change my id to the gmail acct, and now this happened. i don't know if there is any connection, but it is strange that it happened afterwards. if i restore from itunes, will i lose my ipad data?

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