Same thing happened in India. In fact, there was a lot of Indian influence on Islamic sciences. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_influence_on_Islamic_scie

Same thing happened in India. In fact, there was a lot of Indian influence on Islamic sciences. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_influence_on_Islamic_science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_influence_on_Islamic_sc...) But unfortunately, more than just knowledge was exchanged. Imagine universities existing for hundreds of years, but promptly destroyed by invaders. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda This pattern repeated throughout India for hundreds of years.