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Historical great temple at Khandela
The Maasir-i Alamgiri reports Darab Khan’s attack and temple destruction in March 1679.
Khandela — locality only · Rajasthan
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As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
27.3600°, 75.3000° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- The chronicle calls it the great temple but does not supply a dedication or footprint. The town-level marker does not identify a particular present-day temple.
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
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The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1679 AD · chronicle dates the attack to 8 March
The chronicle says Darab Khan was sent to demolish Khandela’s great temple and reports temple destruction after his attack.
eventAttributed · further checking neededThe chronicle says Darab Khan was sent to demolish Khandela’s great temple and reports temple destruction after his attack.
The attack is dated; the passage does not separately date completion of each demolition. Its additional losses at Sanula and in the surrounding area are not expanded into invented markers.
- Saqi Mustad Khan, Maasir-i Alamgiri, Jadunath Sarkar translation (1947) ↗Saqi Mustad Khan · Maasir-i Alamgiri, Sarkar translation, printed pp. 106–108, especially p. 107 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed1679 · chronicle dates the attack to 8 March
- Saqi Mustad Khan, Maasir-i Alamgiri, Jadunath Sarkar translation (1947) ↗Saqi Mustad Khan · Maasir-i Alamgiri, Sarkar translation, printed pp. 106–108, especially p. 107 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededDarab Khan and his force
- Saqi Mustad Khan, Maasir-i Alamgiri, Jadunath Sarkar translation (1947) ↗Saqi Mustad Khan · Maasir-i Alamgiri, Sarkar translation, printed pp. 106–108, especially p. 107 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededThe account places Darab Khan’s expedition under Aurangzeb’s orders. Darab Khan is the named field commander.
- Saqi Mustad Khan, Maasir-i Alamgiri, Jadunath Sarkar translation (1947) ↗Saqi Mustad Khan · Printed pp. 106–107 · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Historical great temple at Khandela — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been established in this review.
- Historical great temple at Khandela — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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- Saqi Mustad Khan, Maasir-i Alamgiri, Jadunath Sarkar translation (1947) ↗ · Saqi Mustad Khan
Selected entries: Kashi, Mathura, Khandela/Sanula, Udaipur and Chitor; pp. 55, 60, 107–108, 116–117. Written after Aurangzeb’s death using court records. Attributes commands and reports completed acts; each statement needs its own locator. A report date is not automatically the day a temple was demolished.
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