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Vikramashila

Vikramashila (IAST: Vikramaśīla) was a Buddhist monastic university situated in what is now modern-day Bihar in India. It was founded by King Dharmapala between the late eighth and early ninth century.

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Location
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
Abandoned
13th century CE
Built
8th–9th century CE
Event
Destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1193
Type
Centre of learning

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related to Organisation · 19
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related to history · 18
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related to Library · 17
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related to Gallery · 14
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related to How to reach there · 10
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related to Popular culture · 10
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related to The Stupa · 7
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related to External links · 6
Vikramashila → India, Media, VikramashilaBhagalpur, Wikimedia Commons Archaeological Survey, Wikivoyage, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Notable scholars · 5
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related to Restoration work · 5
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buddhist stupa india one monastery university bihar nalanda bhagalpur site scholars century dharmapala library also mahaviharas ruins learning around kahalgaon

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VikramashilaAbandoned13th century CE1.00infobox
VikramashilaBuilt8th–9th century CE1.00infobox
VikramashilaEventDestroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khalji around 11931.00infobox
VikramashilaLocationBhagalpur, Bihar, India1.00infobox
VikramashilaTypeCentre of learning1.00infobox
Vikramashilarelated to External linksWiktionary-logo-en-v20.60section
Vikramashilarelated to External linksMedia0.60section
Vikramashilarelated to External linksWikimedia Commons Archaeological Survey0.60section
Vikramashilarelated to External linksIndia0.60section
Vikramashilarelated to External linksVikramashilaBhagalpur0.60section
Vikramashilarelated to External linksWikivoyage0.60section
Vikramashilarelated to GalleryRuins0.60section

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