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

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Exam Year

2016

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UPSC Level

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

Nalanda Vihar was destroyed by:

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