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Question

Name the Pala King who founded the Vikramshila University.

  1. Dharmapala
  2. Devapala
  3. Ramapala
  4. Gopala

Answer:

Option A: Dharmapala

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Dharmapala”.

King Dharmapala (783–820 CE) founded Vikramshila University in Bhagalpur, Bihar in response to a perceived decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.