"Aurangzeb’s preposterous moves to rename Varanasi as Muhammadabad, as also Mathura as Islamabad, were as colossal a failure as his attempts to wipe off the faith of the Hindus. These new names ‘never found favour with the people, and only survived for a short period in official documents. It is also found in the coins of this and succeeding reigns, Benares having been a mint town from the days of Akbar’."
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H.R. Nevill, Benares: A Gazetteer, Volume XXVI (Allahabad: Government Press, 1909), p. 197. quoted from Vikram Sampath - Waiting for Shiva_ Unearthing the Truth of Kashi's Gyan Vapi-BluOne Ink (2024)
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