INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Complete answer: Nalanda and Vikramshila were the two most important centres of learning in India during the Pala Empire. During the year 1193, an army led by the Turkish leader Bakhtiyar Khilji, the general of sultan Qutubuddin Aibak destroyed these two.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bakhtiyar Khilji was a Turkic military general of Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Mosques, madrasas and Khanqahs arose through Bakhtiyar’s patronage. He promoted religion and destroyed knowledge by burning down the ancient Nalanda University and VIkramshila University.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Leading Centre Of Teaching Of Mahayana Buddhism Was Nalanda But Other Topics Of Education Were Also Featured Here. Finally At The End Of 12th Century Invader Bakhityar Khilji Demolished The Monastery, Killed The Monks And Burned The Valuable Library.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1193, the Nalanda University was destroyed by the Islamic fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji, a Turk; this event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.