During the rule of which dynasty were Nalanda and Vikramashila universities founded?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is The Palas.

Key Points

Nalanda and Vikramashila universities were founded during the reign of the Pala dynasty.
Vikramashila was founded by the Pala emperor Dharmapala (783 to 820 AD) in response to a supposed decline in the quality of scholarship at Nalanda.
Kumargupta founded Nalanda University in the 5th century A.D.
Nalanda and Vikramshila were the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire.
In 1193 army led by the Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji who was the general of Qutubuddin Aibak destroyed them
During the time of Palas, the Bengali language developed. The first Bengali literary work Charyapada is attributed to this period.

Additional Information

Dynasty	Founded By	Reign	Capital
The Rashtrakutas	Dantivarman or Dantidurga	753-982 CE	Manyakheta
The Pratihara	Nagabhatta I	8th century CE - 11th century CE	Kannauj
The Senas	Samanta Sena	11th and 12th centuries	Gauda, Bikrampur, Nabadwip, Lakhnauti, Vijaynagar