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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2023 — General Studies · Question 114 of 200

Q114
History of IndiaGupta & Post-Gupta Period
Under the rule of which emperor was Nalanda University founded?
  1. a.Samudragupta
  2. b.Chandragupta II
  3. c.Skandagupta
  4. d.Kumaragupta I

Answer: (D) Kumaragupta I

Nalanda Mahavihara in Bihar was founded in the fifth century by the Gupta ruler Kumaragupta I (c. 415–455), also called Shakraditya. Hiuen Tsang studied there under Shilabhadra in Harsha's time, I-tsing came later, and the Palas were its later patrons; it was destroyed by Bakhtiyar Khalji around 1200 and its ruins became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2016. Samudragupta is known from the Allahabad pillar inscription, Chandragupta II from Fa-Hien's visit and Skandagupta for repelling the Hunas. Vikramashila and Odantapuri were founded by the Palas.

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