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Rajgadhi Timbo Jain temple

An excavated Jain temple preserves lower portions beneath the remains of later occupation.

Umta, Mehsana · Gujarat

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Archaeological remains

As documented: 2026-09-28
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

23.7809°, 72.5548° · 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. Partial destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    Possibly 1299 AD

    The loss of the upper temple is tentatively associated with the Gujarat campaign; lower fabric was buried and later excavated.

    eventAttributed · further checking needed

    The loss of the upper temple is tentatively associated with the Gujarat campaign; lower fabric was buried and later excavated.

    The campaign attribution and date are explicitly tentative.

    dateAttributed · further checking needed

    Possibly 1299

    actorAttributed · further checking needed

    Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan’s forces

Location & last documented condition

locationSupported in consulted sources

Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.

present conditionAttributed · further checking needed

The consulted account describes archaeological remains.

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