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Harmandir Sahib / Golden Temple

The central shrine was destroyed and rebuilt during eighteenth-century conflict.

Amritsar · Punjab

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Rebuilt

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

31.6200°, 74.8764° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

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.

  1. Desecration · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1757 AD

    Ahmad Shah Durrani’s forces desecrated the shrine’s sacred pool.

    eventAttributed · further checking needed

    Ahmad Shah Durrani’s forces desecrated the shrine’s sacred pool.

    dateAttributed · further checking needed

    1757

    actorAttributed · further checking needed

    Ahmad Shah Durrani and his forces

  2. Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1762 AD

    The shrine was blown up during Durrani’s return campaign; rebuilding followed.

    eventAttributed · further checking needed

    The shrine was blown up during Durrani’s return campaign; rebuilding followed.

    dateAttributed · further checking needed

    1762

    actorAttributed · further checking needed

    Ahmad Shah Durrani and his forces

  3. Rebuilding · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    1764–1776 AD · rebuilding

    Sikh patrons and devotees funded a new sanctuary, gateway and causeway.

    eventAttributed · further checking needed

    Sikh patrons and devotees funded a new sanctuary, gateway and causeway.

    dateAttributed · further checking needed

    1764–1776 · rebuilding

    actorAttributed · further checking needed

    Sikh devotees and patrons including Jassa Singh Ahluwalia

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Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

present conditionAttributed · further checking needed

The consulted account describes a later rebuilt shrine.

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