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"It was reported that, according to the Emperor's command, his officers had demolished the temple of Viswanath at Kashi."

January 1, 1970

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In September 1669 (sometime between 2nd and 18th September, 15 Rabi II – 2 Wamadi I, 1080 Q.V.) MaÁsir-i-‘Àlamgiri, p.55 **Different translation: It was reported that in accordance with the Emperor’s commands, his officers had demolished the temple of VishvanÁtha at Kashi (Banaras). Bhatnagar, V. S. (2020). Emperor Aurangzeb and Destruction of Temples, Conversions and Jizya : (a study largely based on his court bulletins or akhbārāt darbār muʻalla)

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In September 1669 (sometime between 2nd and 18th September, 15 Rabi II – 2 Wamadi I, 1080 Q.V.) MaÁsir-i-‘Àlamgiri, p.55 **Different translation: It was reported that in accordance with the Emperor’s commands, his officers had demolished the temple of VishvanÁtha at Kashi (Banaras). Bhatnagar, V. S. (2020). Emperor Aurangzeb and Destruction of Temples, Conversions and Jizya : (a study largely based on his court bulletins or akhbārāt darbār muʻalla)