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Why wouldn’t Hindus have a country? Muslims got two in the partition.
What does my post have to do with Hindus having/not having a land of their own?
9 million books and 10k students - Unrealistic.
Does 9 million sound big, sure? But in the absence of other information, maybe we can debate the quantum of overstatement rather than just assuming that since we can't explain it, everything related to it may be fake.
And last point, maybe there were 9 million books. What's a university if it does not have more than one book per student especially if they built that library over 700 years. Maybe each student had an annual journal which is classified as a book.
Wait, so is this the oldest university then? Because a quick Google says "The Jagiellonian University is a public research university in Kraków, Poland. Founded in 1364 by King Casimir III the Great, it is the oldest university in Poland and the 13th oldest university in continuous operation in the world. It is regarded as Poland's most prestigious academic institution." Ugh... ChatGPT says "The University of Bologna…
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Yes, hence the "should". Just because something exists doesn't mean it is always justified or sensible.
Who are you to judge them though? Seems like a colonizer’s attitude.
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It depends on how you define a university. Medieval European universities are often considered the first true universities, because they are direct ancestors of modern universities, and their traditions have survived and evolved into what we see today. There were earlier institutes of higher education all around the world (including Europe), but those traditions have not survived.
> It depends on how you define a university. I think the institution that invented the term probably gets to define it. And that is the University of Bologna.
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