In 1812, the university was rediscovered by Francis Buchanan-Hamilton
The fire was so massive that it raged for almost three months, destroying the prestigious educational institution and reducing it to mere ashes.
Nalanda University was set ablaze in the 1190s, by a Turko-Afghan military general Bakhtiyar Khilji.
The Nalanda University, the world's first residential university which held great importance worldwide, was set ablaze in the 1190s
Aryabhatta, the Indian scientist who invented zero, was also a professor at the university
Nalanda University was one of the most prestigious institutes in the world at that time and admission here was extremely tough including a string of interviews with the top professors teaching there
The exact date when the Nalanda University was founded is still not known but it is said that the university was started in the fifth century CE