"The Sultan now received information that there was a city in Hindustan called Thanessar, and there was a great temple there in which there was an idol called Jagarsom, whom the people of Hindustan worshipped. He collected a large force with the object of carrying on a religious war, and in the year AH 402 marched towards Thanessar. The son of Jaipal having received intelligence of this, sent an envoy and represented through him, that if the Sultan would relinquish this enterprise, he would send fifty elephants as tribute. The Sultan paid no heed to this offer, and when he reached Thanessar he found the city empty. The soldiers ravaged and plundered whatever they could lay hands upon, broke the idols and carried Jagarsom to Ghaznin. The Sultan ordered that the idol should the placed in front of the place of prayer, so that people would trample upon it."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Sultãn Mahmûd of Ghazni (AD 997-1030) Thanesar (Haryana) The Tabqat-i-Akbari translated by B. De, Calcutta, 1973, Vol. I, p. 7
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ghaznavid_campaigns_in_India
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Ghaznavid campaigns in India
15 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Ghaznavid campaigns in India →
Related Quotes
"'In the year AH 402 (AD 1011) he set out for Thanesar and Jaipal, the son of the former Jaipal, offered him a present…"
"'In the year AH 402 (AD 1011), Mahmood resolved on the conquest of Tahnesur [Thanesar (Haryana)], in the kingdom of H…"
"The Muhammadan army brought to Ghaznin 200,000 captives, so that the capital (Ghaznin) looked like an Indian city, fo…"
"The city of Taneshar is highly venerated by Hindus. The idol of that place is called Cakrasvamin, i.e. the owner of t…"
"The chief of Tanesar was on this account obstinate in his infidelity and denial of Allah. So the Sultan marched again…"
"From thence he went to Mathra (Mathura) which is a place of worship of the infidels and the birthplace of Kishan, the…"
"The Sultãn then departed from the environs of the city, in which was a temple of the Hindûs. The name of this place w…"
"In the middle of the city there was a temple larger and firmer than the rest, which can neither be described nor pain…"
"From that place the Sultan proceeded to a certain city, which was accounted holy by the people of the country. In tha…"
"It is said that the Sultan found in Muttra [Mathura] five great idols of pure gold, with eyes of rubies, each of whic…"