What was the immediate consequence of the destruction of Nalanda?

It led to a massive exodus of Buddhist monks and scholars to Tibet and Southeast Asia, permanently shifting the center of Buddhist learning out of India.

End of Ancient Buddhist Universities

UPSC Archival Analysis

Q: Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by:

Nalanda University was destroyed in the late 12th century by Bakhtiyar Khalji, a general of the Ghurid Empire.

Exam Year

2016

Evidence Source

UPSC Level

ID: HIS_MED_2016_190 Ref: Minhaj-us-Siraj, Tabaqat-i-Nasiri