"About the same time Aurangzeb’s attention turned towards Mathura. Here many beautiful temples had been raised by the piety of the Hindu Rajas and rich men, particularly during the reign of Akbar and Jahangir. Aurangzeb picked out for attack what looked like a work of repairs in the famous temple of Keshav Rai. Its railing that had once been made of wood had long before become too weak to serve any useful purpose. Under Shah Jahan, Dara Shukoh had built at his own cost a railing of stone. Being a work of repairs as well as a new structure, it became an emblem of a Muslim’s fall from grace. On 14 October, 1666, its removal by the fojdar of Mathura was reported to the imperial court. Some time after the death of Jai Singh, Aurangzeb is alleged to have demolished the Lalta temple near Delhi."
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citing News letter 14 Oct 1666, and Manucci II 154.
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Sri Ram Sharma
1900 – 1976
Sri Ram Sharma (1900-1976) was a professor, historian and author. He taught history, politics and public administration at the Punjab, Bombay and Poona Universities for many years. He was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the Indian Historical Records Commission. He was also the Director of the Institute of Public Administration, Chandigarh and Principal of the D.A.V.College. At the time of his death, he was editing a volume on the 'Mughal Culture and Institutions' for the
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