The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s8.29

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The reigns of Dharmapāla and Devapāla, extending over more than a century, from about A. D. 780 to 892, were a period of marked intellectual and artistic activity. Two artists of that time, Dhīmān and his son Bitpālo (Vitapāla), acquired the highest fame for their skill as painters, sculptors, and bronze-founders. Some works of their school are believed to be extant.³ No building of Pāla age appears to survive, but the numerous great tanks in the central districts of their territory, especially in Dinājpur, testify to the interest taken by the kings in the execution of undertakings intended for the public benefit.