GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Vikramshila university was founded by?
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Dharampal
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Kanishka
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Pulkeshin-II
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Vikramashila was established by King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gopala, the founder of the Pala dynasty, who ascended the throne of Bengal in 750 CE, founded the monastic university at Odantapuri.
Detailed explanation-3: -Its remains are located near Antichak in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The University was set up by the Pala dynasty king Dharmapala in the late 8th or early 9th century in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
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