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Odantapuri Mahavihara

A lost Buddhist monastic centre associated with accounts of a raid on a fortified monastery.

Bihar Sharif · Bihar

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Not established

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

25.1970°, 85.5180° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

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.

  1. Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    Late 12th century AD · approximate

    Historical scholarship identifies a raided monastery in Bihar with Odantapuri.

    eventAttributed · further checking needed

    Historical scholarship identifies a raided monastery in Bihar with Odantapuri.

    Place identification and precise chronology require care; no single exact year is selected.

    dateAttributed · further checking needed

    Late 12th century · approximate

    actorAttributed · further checking needed

    Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji and his forces

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

present conditionUnknown

Present physical condition has not been established in this review.

Source context

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