[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931) › v1.c16.67 # The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.67 The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c16.67 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c16.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.67) Dharmapāla married Raṇṇādevī, the daughter of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa Parabala, who has been identified with a prince of the same name whose Pathari (Long. 78°15′, and Lat. 24°56′, Bhopal Agency, C.P.) pillar inscription is dated in V.E. 917 (\*c.\* 861 A.D.).¹ If this Parabala was really the father-in-law of Dharmapāla, his inscription must have been incised very late in the life of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa chief. From his seal as well as his title \*Parama-saugata\*, it is clear that Dharmapāla was a Buddhist. But it is a curious commentary on his Buddhism that the Monghyr grant of his son should give him the credit for making the castes (\*varṇān\*) conform to their proper rules (\*svadharme\*). According to Tibetan tradition it was Dharmapāla who built the celebrated Buddhist monastery of Vikramaśīlā on a hill situated on the bank of the Ganges.² We have the following records of the reign of Dharmapāla: - [Previous: v1.c16.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.66) - [Next: v1.c16.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.68) - [Up: v1.c16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.ray-1931.v1.c16.67) · Pramāṇa