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TIL about Nalanda University in India (predating the University of Oxford by more than 500 years) which was destroyed by Turko-Afghan invaders. It supposedly burned for 3 months after being set on fire and was once home to 9 million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.
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TIL about Nalanda University in India (predating the University of Oxford by more than 500 years) which was destroyed by Turko-Afghan invaders. It supposedly burned for 3 months after being set on fire and was once home to 9 million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.

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u/DiscussionFun2987 — 10 hours ago
Image 1 — Locations of Several Places in Ptolemy’s Map of Sri Lanka (Taprobana) vs a Modern Day Map
Image 2 — Locations of Several Places in Ptolemy’s Map of Sri Lanka (Taprobana) vs a Modern Day Map
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Locations of Several Places in Ptolemy’s Map of Sri Lanka (Taprobana) vs a Modern Day Map

1st Image:- Modern Day Map
2nd Image:- A Map based on Ptolemy's descriptions (Ptolemy's Taprobana as published in Cosmographia Claudii Ptolomaei Alexandrini, 1535)

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taprobana

https://www.academia.edu/36084066/The_Accuracy_of_some_Mediaeval_Maps_of_the_Taprobane_Island
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaya_Rata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Ruhuna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nainativu
Base images from Wikimedia Commons

u/DiscussionFun2987 — 14 hours ago
Image 1 — Locations of Several Places in Ptolemy’s Map of Sri Lanka (Taprobana) vs a Modern Day Map
Image 2 — Locations of Several Places in Ptolemy’s Map of Sri Lanka (Taprobana) vs a Modern Day Map
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Locations of Several Places in Ptolemy’s Map of Sri Lanka (Taprobana) vs a Modern Day Map

1st Image:- Modern Day Map
2nd Image:- A Map based on Ptolemy's descriptions (Ptolemy's Taprobana as published in Cosmographia Claudii Ptolomaei Alexandrini, 1535)

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taprobana
https://www.academia.edu/36084066/The_Accuracy_of_some_Mediaeval_Maps_of_the_Taprobane_Island
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaya_Rata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Ruhuna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nainativu
Base images from Wikimedia Commons

u/DiscussionFun2987 — 14 hours ago