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Vikramashila Mahavihara
A Buddhist monastic university whose excavated remains include a central stupa and damaged images.
Antichak, Bhagalpur · Bihar
Archaeological remains
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
25.3240°, 87.2840° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- The often-repeated precise year needs comparison with original historical and archaeological accounts.
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
- Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
Circa 1193 AD · secondary attribution
The reference account attributes the destructive raid to Bakhtiyar Khalji’s forces.
eventAttributed · further checking neededThe reference account attributes the destructive raid to Bakhtiyar Khalji’s forces.
- Vikramashila Mahavihara — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking neededCirca 1193 · secondary attribution
- Vikramashila Mahavihara — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededMuhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji and his forces
- Vikramashila Mahavihara — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Vikramashila — Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ↗Getty Research Institute · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
The consulted account describes archaeological remains.
- Vikramashila Mahavihara — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Vikramashila — Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ↗ · Getty Research Institute
Geographical record consulted for the approximate location of the abandoned monastic complex.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - Vikramashila Mahavihara — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
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