Ruins of Nalanda, Bihar

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Ibolya Horváth
by Tushar Dayal
published on 14 March 2016
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Ruins of the Nalanda University complex, an ancient Buddhist center of learning, located in modern-day Bihar, India. The university flourished under the reign of Harshavardhana (606-647 CE) and had c. 10,000 students.

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Dayal, T. (2016, March 14). Ruins of Nalanda, Bihar. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4627/ruins-of-nalanda-bihar/

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Dayal, Tushar. "Ruins of Nalanda, Bihar." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 14, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4627/ruins-of-nalanda-bihar/.

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