Demolition Of Kashi Vishwanath Order By Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb

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A page from Mughal records, 346 years back;
An edict issued by aurangzeb, preserved at the Bikaner Museum, Rajasthan, India.

This one from August 1669 says (in Persian script)
"according to the Emperor's command, his officers have demolished the temple of Vishwanath at Kashi" 
(Maasiri-Alamgiri, 88)

 

 

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