Abi History on Instagram: "Throughout history, many great libraries were destroyed, taking centuries of knowledge with them. The Library of Alexandria in Egypt, one of the first and greatest centers of learning, was burned several times until nothing remained. India’s Nalanda University was set on fire in 1193 by Bakhtiyar Khilji — its library burned for months, destroying countless Buddhist and Hindu manuscripts. In Baghdad, the House of Wisdom was destroyed in 1258 during the Mongol invasion;