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2,289 extracted source records. 146 mapped histories.

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Browse named entries from historical surveys, archaeological registers and official damage assessments. These are source records, not a count of unique destroyed temples. Several entries may concern the same place; one entry may describe a group. Each preserves its source and the work still needed.

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Official assessments describe reported physical damage. Archaeological remains often have no known loss date or destroyer. Historical compilations include claims about later buildings and reused material; those claims await independent checks. Dates on later monuments are not treated as temple destruction dates. Earthquake losses remain separate from intentional acts.

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Episode in scholarship

Gwalior

Gwalior · Gwalior · M.P.

Reported date: 1664 AD

Source attribution / cause: Mu‘tamad Khan (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 67; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 10:335. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-e1e3e1424566
Episode in scholarship

Idar

Idar · Sabar-K. · Gujarat

Reported date: 1400-01 AD

Source attribution / cause: Muzaffar Shah (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 31; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 14-3:181. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-8995fb480ff0
Episode in scholarship

Idar

Idar · Sabar-K. · Gujarat

Reported date: 1394 AD

Source attribution / cause: Muzaffar Khan (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 25; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 14-3:177. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-9b1374be6af9
Episode in scholarship

Jhain

Jhain · Sawai Madh. · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1290 AD

Source attribution / cause: Jalal al-Din Khalaji (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 12; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 27:146. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-bb93957a3a43
Episode in scholarship

Jhain

Jhain · Sawai Madh. · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1301 AD

Source attribution / cause: ‘Ala al-Din Khalaji (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 17; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 25:75-76. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-c2cf7435457f
Episode in scholarship

Jodhpur

Jodhpur · Jodhpur · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1679 AD

Source attribution / cause: Khan Jahan (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 72; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 18:786;12:108. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-92e3b37b61a1
Episode in scholarship

Kalihasti

Kalihasti · Chittoor · A.P.

Reported date: 1593 AD

Source attribution / cause: I‘tibar Khan (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 54; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 6-3:277. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-442051c6a057
Episode in scholarship

Kanchi

Kanchi · Chingleput · Tamil Nadu

Reported date: c.1478 AD

Source attribution / cause: Md. II Bahmani

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 41; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 6-2:308. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-7487c1ca496b
Episode in scholarship

Khandela

Khandela · Sikar · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1679 AD

Source attribution / cause: Darab Khan (g)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 71; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 12:107;18:449. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-3c5568628b94
Episode in scholarship

Kol

Kol · Aligarh · U.P.

Reported date: 1194 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ghurid army

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 5; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 23:224. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-ddd9c8c825ed
Episode in scholarship

Kondapalle

Kondapalle · Krishna · A.P.

Reported date: 1478 AD

Source attribution / cause: Md. II Bahmani (s)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 40; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 6-2:306. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-d84f19b27770
Episode in scholarship

Kuhram

Kuhram · Karnal · Haryana

Reported date: 1193 AD

Source attribution / cause: Aibek (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 3; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 23:216-17. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-32d520c33132
Episode in scholarship

Kumbhalmir

Kumbhalmir · Udaipur · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1442 AD

Source attribution / cause: Mahmud Khalaji (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 36; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 14-3:513. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-8a1b063aef19
Episode in scholarship

Madurai

Madurai · Madurai · Tamil Nadu

Reported date: 1311 AD

Source attribution / cause: Malik Kafur

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 19; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 25:91. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-fe05e629a049
Episode in scholarship

Malan

Malan · Banaskantha · Gujarat

Reported date: 1462 AD

Source attribution / cause: ‘Ala al-Din Suhrab (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 38; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 2(1963):28-29. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-dbb7e8b05b5e
Episode in scholarship

Mandalgarh

Mandalgarh · Bhilwara · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1457 AD

Source attribution / cause: Mahmud Khalaji

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 37; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 6-4:135. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-66711ff96f38
Episode in scholarship

Manvi

Manvi · Raichur · Karnataka

Reported date: 1406 AD

Source attribution / cause: Firuz Bahmani (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 33; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 2(1962):57-58. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-d4a5e83696f2
Episode in scholarship

Martand

Martand · Anantnag · Kashmir

Reported date: c.1400 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sikandar

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 30; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 34:54. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-09f26c1d07a7
Episode in scholarship

Mathura

Mathura · Mathura · U.P.

Reported date: 1670 AD

Source attribution / cause: Aurangzeb

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 70; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 12:57-61. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-03cf6805cc20
Episode in scholarship

Nagarkot

Nagarkot · Kangra · Him. P.

Reported date: 1489-1517 AD

Source attribution / cause: Khawwas Khan (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 43; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 35:81. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-9cfcbae6db84
Episode in scholarship

Nalanda

Nalanda · Patna · Bihar

Reported date: c.1202 AD

Source attribution / cause: Bakhtiyar Khalaji (c)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 7; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 20:90. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-b030e3f1dfcb
Episode in scholarship

Narwar

Narwar · Shivpuri · M.P.

Reported date: 1552 AD

Source attribution / cause: Dilawar Kh. (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 48; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 4(Jun 1927):101-4. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-139619703655
Episode in scholarship

Narwar

Narwar · Shivpuri · M.P.

Reported date: 1507 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sikandar Lodi

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 45; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 14-1:378. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-a26f5871d380
Episode in scholarship

Odantapuri

Odantapuri · Patna · Bihar

Reported date: c.1202 AD

Source attribution / cause: Bakhtiyar Khalaji

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 8; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 22:319. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-a45841208c3b
Episode in scholarship

Orchha

Orchha · Tikamgarh · M.P.

Reported date: 1635 AD

Source attribution / cause: Shah Jahan

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 58; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 7:102-3. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-8eb201c8b578
Episode in scholarship

Paraspur

Paraspur · Srinagar · Kashmir

Reported date: c.1400 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sikandar (s)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 27; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 14-3:648. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-00d6c3fe20c1
Episode in scholarship

Pillalamarri

Pillalamarri · Nalgonda · A.P.

Reported date: c.1323 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ulugh Khan

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 22; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 17:114. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-2d48ee543334
Episode in scholarship

Poonamallee

Poonamallee · Chingleput · Tamil Nadu

Reported date: 1653 AD

Source attribution / cause: Rustam b. Zulfiqar (c)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 61; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 1(1937-38):53n2. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-e855b0298adc
Episode in scholarship

Puri

Puri · Puri · Orissa

Reported date: 1556 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sulaiman Karrani (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 49; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 28:413-15. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-b88d3284d82f
Episode in scholarship

Puri

Puri · Puri · Orissa

Reported date: 1359 AD

Source attribution / cause: Firuz Tughluq (s)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 23; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 26:314. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-fb91c0dd88c0
Episode in scholarship

Pushkar

Pushkar · Ajmer · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1613 AD

Source attribution / cause: Jahangir (e)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 56; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 5:254. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-63bbbbaa1733
Episode in scholarship

Sainthali

Sainthali · Gurgaon · Haryana

Reported date: 1392-93 AD

Source attribution / cause: Bahadur K. Nahar (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 24; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 3(1963-64):146. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-c1cddfb022bb
Episode in scholarship

Samana

Samana · Patiala · Punjab

Reported date: 1193 AD

Source attribution / cause: Aibek

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 2; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 23:216-17. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-5b7be306f113
Episode in scholarship

Sambhar

Sambhar · Jaipur · Rajasthan

Reported date: 1697-98 AD

Source attribution / cause: Shah Sabz ‘Ali (?)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 76; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 19:157. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-908b9c649e0d
Episode in scholarship

Sidhpur

Sidhpur · Mehsana · Gujarat

Reported date: 1415 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ahmad Shah (s)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 34; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 29:98-99. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-38243bb87315
Episode in scholarship

Somnath

Somnath · Junagadh · Gujarat

Reported date: 1395 AD

Source attribution / cause: Muzaffar Khan

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 26; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 6-4:3. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-3c0057df9a05
Episode in scholarship

Somnath

Somnath · Junagadh · Gujarat

Reported date: 1299 AD

Source attribution / cause: Ulugh Khan (c)

Related mapped history ↗ · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 16; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 25:75. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-d28953be2e14
Episode in scholarship

Srikakulam

Srikakulam · Srikakulam · A.P.

Reported date: 1641 AD

Source attribution / cause: Sher Md. Kh. (c)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 59; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 3(1953-54):68-9. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-6a851a3af9cf
Episode in scholarship

Srikurman

Srikurman · Visakhapatnam · A.P.

Reported date: 1599 AD

Source attribution / cause: Qutb Shahi general

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 55; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 32-5:1312. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-458cb5a7493d
Episode in scholarship

Surat

Surat · Surat · Gujarat

Reported date: 1718 AD

Source attribution / cause: Haidar Quli Khan (g)

Site identity, location and individual history still need review. · Research-pass outcome ↗

Source & scope

Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 ↗

Table entry 78; printed pages 68–69

Underlying reference code: 1 (1933):42. See the publication’s numbered bibliography; capture does not mean that original was consulted.

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

Record: eaton-table-d637bc1d311e

Inventories consulted

The full source bodies remain in the research cache. This public catalogue contains an index of factual fields and source locators. It is incomplete, and the source families have different coverage and evidentiary limits.

Sita Ram Goel: regional survey, volume I, chapter 10 · 1,870 records

Advocacy compilation. Entries concern alleged earlier sacred sites, conversion or reused material, often identified by a later monument. The original temple, loss date and responsibility may be unspecified. Dates beside later monuments must not be read as temple destruction dates. Claims require independent verification; group entries are not expanded into invented temples.

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Captured reference trail

These entries are listed in this inventory. Their original editions are not all assessed.

  1. History of Aurangzeb, Calcutta, 1925-52. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  2. Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors, Bombay, 1962. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  3. Archaeological Survey of India, Annual Report 1925-26. Pp. 129-30. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  4. Ibid., p. 129. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  5. Ibid., p. l28. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  6. Ibid., 1907-08, p. 113. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  7. Ibid., Pp. 114. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  8. Ibid., p. 114-15. Technical details have been omitted and emphasis added. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  9. Ibid., p. 116. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  10. Ibid., p. 120. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  11. Ibid., p. 126. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  12. Ibid., p. 61. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  13. Ibid., 1907-08, Pp. 47, to 72. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  14. Ibid., 1903-04, p. 86. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  15. Ibid., 1902-3, p. 52. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  16. Ibid., 1921-22, p. 83. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  17. Ibid., p. 84. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  18. Ibid., 1902-03, p. 56. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  19. Ibid., 1933-34, Pp. 36-37. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  20. Ibid., 1902-03, Pp. 16-17. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  21. Ibid., 1993-4, Pp. 31-32. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  22. Ibid., 1902-03, Pp. 17-18. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  23. Ibid., 1903-04, p. 43. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  24. Ibid., p. 63. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  25. Ibid., 1904-05, p. 24. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  26. Ibid., 1929-30, p. 29. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  27. Ibid., 1928-29, Pp. 167-68. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  28. Robert Sewell, A Forgotten Empire, New Delhi Reprint, 1962, Pp. 199-200. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  29. Archaeological Survey of India, Volume I : Four Reports Made During the Years 1862-63-64-65, Varanasi Reprint, 1972, Pp. 440-41. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  30. Ratan Pribhdas Hingorani, Sites Index to A.S.I. Circle Reports New Delhi 1978, Pp. 17-262. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  31. S.A.A. Rizvi, History of Sufism in India, Volume 1, New Delhi, 1978, P. 189. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  32. Ghulam Abdul Qadir Nazir, Bahr-i-Azam or Travels of Azam Shah Nawwab Walajah, 1823, Madras, 1960, p. 128. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  33. Ibid., p. 64. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
  34. Ibid., p. 128. · Listed by Goel; underlying edition not yet assessed
Archaeological Survey of India: centrally protected monuments register · 141 records

Only sacred-site rows explicitly describing ruins, remains, missing fabric or damage are selected. Protection alone is not evidence of destruction. This register generally does not date losses or identify a responsible actor. Historic administrative labels are preserved.

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Nepal Department of Archaeology: damage list, 30 July 2015 · 156 records

Annex 8, PDF pages 82–84 of the joint monitoring mission report (published 2016): 155 numbered entries plus an unnumbered Mahadev entry. The PDF text layer was checked to correct misaligned scraped rows. Palaces and support structures remain context, not temples. Condition is the July 2015 assessment, not the current condition. Individual identities, duplicate components and locations still require review.

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Accessed 2026-09-28 · Official damage assessment
Richard M. Eaton: Instances of Temple Desecration, Frontline, 22 December 2000 · 80 records

Eighty selected episodes, not eighty unique temples and not a total for all history. Several rows identify towns or regions rather than named buildings. Attribution is Eaton’s; underlying numbered works are a separate follow-up task. Source-era geographic labels and disputed dates are retained. PDF text extraction was corrected using the original table layout.

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Captured reference trail

These entries are listed in this inventory. Their original editions are not all assessed.

  1. Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  2. Epigraphia Indica, Arabic & Persian Supplement · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  3. Annual Report of Indian Epigraphy · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  4. Indian Antiquary · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  5. Jahangir, Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri, tr. A. Rogers, (Delhi, 1968), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  6. Firishta, Tarikh-i Firishta tr. J. Briggs, History of the Rise of the Mahomedan Power in India (Calcutta, 1971), 4 vols. · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  7. Kanbo, `Amal-i Salih (text: Lahore, 1967), v. 2 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  8. A. Butterworth and V.V. Chetty. A Collection of the Inscriptions on Copper- Plates & Stones in the Nellore District (Madras, 1905), v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  9. Khafi Khan, Khafi Khan’s History of `Alamgir, tr. S.M. Haq (Karachi, 1975) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  10. A. Cunningham, Four Reports Made during 1862-65 (Varanasi, 1972) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  11. S.N. Sinha, Subah of Allahabad under the Great Mughals (New Delhi, 1974) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  12. Saqi Must`ad Khan, Maasir-i `Alamgiri, tr. J. Sarkar (Calcutta, 1947) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  13. Saqi Must`ad Khan, Maasir-i `Alamgiri (text: Calcutta, 1871) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  14. Nizamuddin Ahmad, Tabaqat-i Akbari, tr. B. De (Calcutta, 1973), 3 vols. · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  15. Ishwardas Nagar, Futuhat-i `Alamgiri, tr. T. Ahmad (Delhi, 1978) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  16. Surendranath Sen, ed. & tr., Siva Chhatrapati (Calcutta, 1920), v.1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  17. P. Sreenivasachar, ed., Corpus of Inscriptions in the Telingana Districts of H.E.M. the Nizam’s Dominions, pt. 2 (Hyderabad, 1940) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  18. Shah Nawaz Khan, Maathir-ul-Umara, tr. H. Beveridge (Patna, 1979), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  19. Z.A. Desai, Published Muslim Inscriptions of Rajasthan (Jaipur, 1971) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  20. G. Roerich, tr., Biography of Dharmaswamin (Patna, 1959) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  21. Minhaj-i Siraj, Tabakat-i Nasiri, tr. H. Raverty (New Delhi, 1970), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  22. Chattopadhyaya, D., ed., Taranatha’s History of Buddhism in India (Calcutta, 1980) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  23. Hasan Nizami, Taj al-ma`athir, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 2 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  24. Amir Khusrau, Miftah al-futuh, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  25. Amir Khusrau, Khaza’in al-futuh, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  26. Shams-i Siraj, Tarikh-i Firuz Shahi, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  27. Zia al-Din Barani, Tarikh-i Firuz Shahi, Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 3 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  28. Khwajah Ni`mat Allah, Tarikh-i Khan-Jahani wa makhzan-i-Afghani (text: Dacca, 1960), v. 1 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  29. Sikandar bin Muhammad, Mirat-i Sikandari, in E.C. Bayley, Local Muhammadan Dynasties: Gujarat, ed. N Singh (repr. New Delhi, 1970) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  30. Azad al-Husaini, Nau-Bahar-i Murshid Quli Khani, tr., Jadu Nath Sarkar, Bengal Nawabs (1952, repr. Calcutta, 1985) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  31. Abd al-Hamid Lahori, Badshah-nama, in Elliot & Dowson, History, v. 7 · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  32. South Indian Inscriptions (New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  33. George Michell, “City as Cosmogram,” South Asian Studies 8 (1992) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  34. Jonaraja, Rajatarangini, ed. S.L. Sadhu, trans. J.C. Dutt (repr. New Delhi, 1993) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  35. Iqtidar Husain Siddiqui, tr., Waqi`at-e-Mushtaqui of Shaikh Rizq Ullah Mushtaqui (New Delhi, 1993) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
  36. Jagadish Narayan Sarkar, Life of Mir Jumla (Calcutta, 1952) · Listed by Eaton; underlying edition not yet assessed
Bangladesh 1989 incident report: translation reproduced in Goel, volume I appendix · 42 records

Translation attributed to the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. The translated report was read; its original Bengali edition and independent corroboration remain unexamined. Named shrines are leads, not adjudicated events. Source-era district names and uncertain localities are preserved. Unnamed regional totals are not multiplied into temples.

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