Dharmapala succeeds his father Gopala in about …
Years: 770 - 770
Dharmapala succeeds his father Gopala in about 770 to the throne of the Bengal kingdom, ruled by the Pala dynasty since 750.
Dharmapala has inherited a deadly power struggle with the Gurjara Pratiharas of Malwa and Rajputana as well as the Rashtrakutas of the Deccan, both of whom desire to establish their own hegemony over northern India.
