UPSC History Delhi Sultnat (Gulam, Khilji, Tughlak, Sayyed, Lodhi) Question Bank Delhi Sultanate / Chandelas / Others

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    Who destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down?

    A)  Muizuddin Muhammad Ghori

    B)  Ikhtiyaruddin Muhammad Bin Bakhtivar Khilji

    C)  Mahmud Gliazni

    D)  Qutubuddin Aibak

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed the Nalanda University in 1193 AD and burnt it down. In 1193, the Nalanda University was sacked by Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turk. This event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India. The Persian historian Minhaj-i-Siraj reported tills event in his chronicle the Tabaquat-i-Nasiri.


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