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Meenakshi–Sundareswarar Temple
A living temple complex rebuilt after a destructive medieval raid.
Madurai · Tamil Nadu
Rebuilt
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
9.9197°, 78.1194° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
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The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
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1311 AD
Malik Kafur’s campaign plundered the temple and damaged its buildings; subsequent patrons rebuilt and expanded the complex.
eventAttributed · further checking neededMalik Kafur’s campaign plundered the temple and damaged its buildings; subsequent patrons rebuilt and expanded the complex.
The entry records extensive losses without claiming every component was destroyed.
- Meenakshi–Sundareswarar Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed1311
- Meenakshi–Sundareswarar Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededMalik Kafur and Delhi Sultanate forces
- Meenakshi–Sundareswarar Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
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- Meenakshi–Sundareswarar Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
The consulted account describes a later rebuilt shrine.
- Meenakshi–Sundareswarar Temple — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
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