"Barni endorsed the statement that the image was taken to the imperial capital, .. and the idol which after the victory of Sultan Mahmud and his destruction of (the idol) Manat, the Brahmans had set up under the name Somnath for the worship of the Hindus, was removed and carried to Dehli, where it was laid down for people to tread upon ."
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(Elliot and Dowson Vol. III: 163). quoted ffrom Jain, M. (2019). Flight of deities and rebirth of temples: Espisodes from Indian history.190 ff
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Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Gujarat
Alauddin Khalji's conquest of Gujarat, or the Muslim Conquest of Gujarat began in 1299, when the Delhi Sultanate ruler Alauddin Khalji sent an army to ransack the Gujarat region of India, which was ruled by the Vaghela king Karna. The Delhi forces plundered several major cities of Gujarat, including Anahilavada (Patan), Khambhat, Surat and Somnath. Karna was able to regain control of at least a part of his kingdom in the later years. However, in 1304, a second invasion by Alauddin's forces perma
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