Nalanda University And Education
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EXAMIVERSE
Decline and Revival
- Sacked around 1193 CE by Turkic invader Bakhtiyar Khilji, leading to the dispersal of its manuscripts and scholars
- Site lay abandoned until modern revival: the Nalanda University Act (2010) established a new international postgraduate research university at Rajgir
- New Nalanda University opened in 2014, preserving the legacy of cross-cultural scholarship