SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who burnt the Nalanda university
A
Aram Shah
B
Qutb ud din Aibak
C
Bakhtiyar Khilji
D
Mohammad Bin Tughalq
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The fall of Nalanda University The first destruction was caused by the Huns under Mihirakula during the reign of Skandagupta (455–467 AD). But Skanda’s successors restored the library and improved it with an even bigger building. The second destruction came in the early 7th century by the Gaudas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer and Explanation: Bakhtiyar Khilji destroyed Nalanda as part of his conquest over northern and eastern India, spreading his empire and the Islamic faith. As Nalanda was an institution of Buddhist knowledge, it was destroyed largely to eliminate intellectual and spiritual traditions that competed with Islam.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taxila was burned by the White Huns c600 AD and Nalanda by the Khaljis 1196. Babur, the first Mughal, arrived 1526.

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