The Devapāla's conflict with Tibetans refers to his military campaign, during which he allegedly reached Kamboja (Tibet).[1][2] And hence, the reference should be taken to mean ‘Devapāla's conflict with Tibet’.[3]
| Devapāla's Conflict with Tibetans | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Pala Empire |
 Tibetan Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Devapala |
Trisong Detsen Ralpacan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
Background edit
Devapāla is said to have reached Kambhoja country (Tibet) in his military campaign. Therefore, Devapāla came into conflict with the Tibetan Empire. There is nothing impossible because tibetan sources claim that their kings Khri-srong-lda-btsan and his son Mu-teg-btsan-po subdued India and forced dharmapāla to submit. Devapāla must have also come into a clash with them and defeated them.[1][2]
According to the inscription of Devapāla, he liberated the entire Himalayas from the Tibetans. The Tibetans lost their control in the Himalayas during 839-848 A.D., as per Chinese historical records. Around the same time, Devapāla was in power.[4]
The Monghyr Copper Plate of Devapāla states that his arms reached the Vindhyas and Kambhoja(Tibet).[5]
Conflicts edit
War with Tibetan Empire edit
Devapāla is said to have reached the Kambhoja country (Tibet) in his military campaign. As a result, Devapāla came into conflict with the Tibetan Empire. There is nothing impossible as the Tibetan sources claim that their kings Khri-srong-lda-btsan and his son Mu-teg-btsan-po subdued India and forced Dharmapāla to submit. Therefore, Devapāla must have also clashed with and defeated the Tibetan kings.[1][2]
Invasion of Himalayas edit
The inscription of Devapāla states that he liberated the entire Himalayas from the Tibetans. The Tibetan control of the Himalayas was lost during the period of 839-848 A.D. (During Devapāla's reign), as per the Chinese historical records.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1974). Comprehensive History Of Bihar Vol.1; Pt.2. pp. 252–253.
- ^ a b c Diwakar, R. R. (1958). Bihar through the ages. p. 312.
- ^ Chowdhury, Abdul Momin (1967). Dynastic History Of Bengal. p. 39.
- ^ a b Ancient Nepal (in Nepali). The Department of Archaeology Number 176. 2005. p. 16.
- ^ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (1977). Dynastic History Of Magadha. Abhinav Publications. p. 185. ISBN 978-81-7017-059-4.