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"...Mir Jumla made his way into Kuch Bihar by an obscure and neglected highway...in six days the Mughal army reached the capital(19th December) which had been deserted by the Rajah and his people in terror. The name of the town was changed to Alamgirnagar;the muslim call to prayer, so long forbidden in the city, was chanted from the lofty roof of the palace, and a mosque was built by demolishing the principle temple..."
"...Mir Jumla made his way into Kuch Bihar by an obscure and neglected highway...in six days the Mughal army reached the capital(19th December) which had been deserted by the Rajah and his people in terror. The name of the town was changed to Alamgirnagar;the muslim call to prayer, so long forbidden in the city, was chanted from the lofty roof of the palace, and a mosque was built by demolishing the principle temple..."
===Temple Destruction Account in "Kalimat-i-Tayyibat" by Inayatullah===
Somnat(Gujarat)
"...The temple of Somnath was demolished early in my reign and idol worship(there) put down. It is not known what the state of things there is at present. If the idolaters have again taken to the worship of images at the place, then destroy the temple in such a way that no trace of the building may be left, and also expel them(the worshippers) from the place..."
Satara(Maharashtra)
"...The village of Sattara near Aurangabad wad my hunting ground. Here on top of the hill, stood a temple with an image of Khande Rai. By God's grace, I demolished it, and forbade the temple dancers(muralis) to ply their shameful profession..."
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