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Historical temple in Kondapalli fort

Firishta reports temple demolition during the Bahmani conquest of Kondapalli.

Kondapalli fort — complex-level marker · Andhra Pradesh

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Not established

As documented: date not established

LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

16.6253°, 80.5307° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

The chronicle does not supply the shrine’s dedication or exact position inside the fort. Modern fort coordinates are approximate context, not an excavated footprint.
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.

Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1478 AD · dating in Eaton’s table
Firishta reports that the Bahmani ruler broke down a temple after Kondapalli surrendered and ordered a mosque on its foundations.
eventAttributed · further checking needed
Firishta reports that the Bahmani ruler broke down a temple after Kondapalli surrendered and ordered a mosque on its foundations.
The translation and Eaton’s table call this ruler Muhammad II; modern Bahmani numbering commonly calls the ruler of 1463–1482 Muhammad III Lashkari. The source is a later court history.
- Firishta, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power, Briggs translation, volume II ↗Firishta / John Briggs · Briggs II, pp. 305–306; Eaton table entry 40 · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Richard M. Eaton, Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States: table and bibliography ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Briggs II, pp. 305–306; Eaton table entry 40 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed
1478 · dating in Eaton’s table
- Firishta, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power, Briggs translation, volume II ↗Firishta / John Briggs · Briggs II, pp. 305–306; Eaton table entry 40 · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Richard M. Eaton, Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States: table and bibliography ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Briggs II, pp. 305–306; Eaton table entry 40 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking needed
Muhammad Shah III Lashkari
- Firishta, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power, Briggs translation, volume II ↗Firishta / John Briggs · Briggs II, pp. 305–306; Eaton table entry 40 · Accessed 2026-09-28
- Richard M. Eaton, Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States: table and bibliography ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Briggs II, pp. 305–306; Eaton table entry 40 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking needed
Mahmud Gawan appears as adviser in the narrative; the demolition is attributed to the king. This is not evidence that Gawan personally demolished the shrine.
- Firishta, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power, Briggs translation, volume II ↗Firishta / John Briggs · Printed p. 306 · Accessed 2026-09-28

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

Historical temple in Kondapalli fort — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

present conditionUnknown

Present physical condition has not been established in this review.

Historical temple in Kondapalli fort — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28

Source context

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Richard M. Eaton, Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States: table and bibliography ↗ · Richard M. Eaton / Frontline
Selected-episode table and bibliography read. Table entries are episodes at places, not a census of unique temple buildings. Underlying edition access is recorded separately.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct
Firishta, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power, Briggs translation, volume II ↗ · Firishta / John Briggs
Printed pp. 305–308. Retrospective court history. The ruler called Mahomed Shah Bahmuny II here is the late-fifteenth-century ruler generally numbered Muhammad III Lashkari today.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct
Historical temple in Kondapalli fort — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Article consulted for identity, location and stated condition; retrieval method: Firecrawl rendering of public Wikipedia. Captured bibliography entries are not all read.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct

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