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Temple fabric at Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra
Earlier carved columns and architectural fragments were reused in the mosque.
Ajmer · Rajasthan
Mixed
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
26.4551°, 74.6252° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Scholars differ over the original institution and the proportion of reused versus newly carved work.
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
- Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1192–1199 AD · construction context
Accounts describe conversion of an earlier structure and reuse of temple fabric under Aibak.
eventAttributed · further checking neededAccounts describe conversion of an earlier structure and reuse of temple fabric under Aibak.
The popular “two-and-a-half days” story is not used as an exact construction or destruction timeline.
- Temple fabric at Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed1192–1199 · construction context
- Temple fabric at Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededQutb al-Din Aibak’s building programme
- Temple fabric at Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Temple fabric at Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Surviving and rebuilt fabric coexist with historic losses.
- Temple fabric at Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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