INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Pala ruler who was defeated by the Prathihara ruler Nagabhatta?
A
Govindapala
B
Gopala
C
Dharmapala
D
Mahipala
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which Pala ruler was defeated by Nagabhatta II ? Notes: Nagabhatta II defeated Dharamapala near Monghyr (Mudgir). The Pratihara ruler was later defeated by the Rashtrakuta Emperor Govinda III (793–814) and lost Malwa and Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -He had defeated Saindhava ruler Ranaka I and conquered the western Saurashtra (now in Gujarat).

Detailed explanation-3: -Dharmpala: He was the Pala ruler who defeated by the Pratihara ruler Vatsaraja. Later, the Rashtrakuta ruler Dhruva defeated Dharmapala as well as Vatsaraja.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: The Rashtrakuta Emperor Govinda III (793–814) conquered Nagabhata II, and Malwa and Gujarat were lost.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dhruva and Gopal III of the Rashtrakuta Kingdom defeated the early Pratihara emperors’ attempts to expand their dominion over the Malwa region and the upper Ganga basin. The Rashtrakutas defeated the Pratiharas in 790 and again in 806-07, after which they withdrew to the Deccan and cleared the way for the Palas.

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