Takshashila, north-western region of Bharat: Takshashila: The World’s oldest University Srinivasan their destructive marks on this institution. The final blow, however, came from the Huns. They destroyed the whole city, University, which never again recovers. During the 7th century CE. it was gradually abandoned by its inhabitants. When the Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler Huen T’sang (A.D. 603-64) visited Takshashila, the town had lost all its former grandeur & international A TO Z INDIA AUGUST 2022 PAGE 30 character.