HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Question
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Devapala,
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Mahipala I
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Dharamapala
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Gopala
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vikramashila was established by the Pala emperor Dharmapala (783 to 820 AD) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
Detailed explanation-2: -Hint:The Vikramshila university is located in Bihar in the present day. It was founded by the Pala dynasty ruler of Bengal, Dharmapala in the late eighth century.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Pala king Dharmapala, son of Gopala reigned from the late 8th century C.E. to early 9th century C.E. The famous universities at Nalanda and Vikramshila were founded by Dharmpala.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dharmapala was a great patron of Buddhism. He granted 200 villages to Nalanda university and revived it. He founded the Vikramashila monastery which later evolved into a great learning centre of Buddhism.
Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Dhrampala. Dharmapala founded the Vikramshila University at Bhagalpur, Bihar. Gopala founded the dynasty in 750 AD. He built the monastery at Odantapuri, Bihar, & considered himself the first Buddhist king of Bengal.