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Parihaspore temple remains
The remains of a former capital include temples, a stupa and monastic buildings; selected accounts record deliberate losses.
Parihaspore / Parihaspora · Jammu and Kashmir
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
34.1330°, 74.6330° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- 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 ↗
Circa 1400 AD
Eaton records temple desecration at Paraspur during Sikandar’s rule.
eventAttributed · further checking neededEaton records temple desecration at Paraspur during Sikandar’s rule.
This is a locality-level episode. It does not establish that Sikandar caused every ruin or destroyed every Buddhist building here; earlier losses and reuse need separate review.
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Table entry 27, source 14-3:648 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking neededCirca 1400
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Table entry 27, source 14-3:648 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededSikandar
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗Richard M. Eaton / Frontline · Table entry 27, source 14-3:648 · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Parihaspore — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Current physical condition has not been independently checked for this edition.
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- Temple desecration in pre-modern India ↗ · Richard M. Eaton / Frontline
22 December 2000. Article narrative and 80-entry table consulted directly. The table contains selected episodes, often at locality scale. Underlying chronicles are not thereby independently read.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - Parihaspore — article and references ↗ · Wikipedia contributors
Reference article consulted for identity/location. Underlying works are separate sources; bibliographic capture is not consultation.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct