The correct answer is Option (3) - Bihar
- The university at Nalanda was established in the fifth century and shut down in the thirteenth.
- In the ancient Indian kingdom of Magadha, which is now called Bihar, Nalanda University served as the epicenter of learning.
- King of the Gupta Dynasty, Kumargupta I, founded the University of Nalanda.
- When it was at its busiest, it drew a lot of academics and students, even from abroad.
- Even from Central Asia, China, Korea, and Tibet, several academics and students visited.
- The focus of Nalanda University extended beyond Buddhist studies.
- Additionally, it gave pupils training in politics, the art of battle, medicine, algebra, and astronomy.
- Each structure was nine floors tall and housed a sizable library.
- Books covered a variety of topics, including religion, literature, astrology, astronomy, medicine, and much more
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