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Earlier temple recorded at Poonamallee
A seventeenth-century inscription records destruction of a temple and mosque construction by Rustam Beg.
Poonamallee — town-level marker · Tamil Nadu
Not established
As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
13.0473°, 80.0945° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- The dedication and surveyed footprint of the earlier shrine have not been established. This town marker must not be identified with a particular living temple.
- 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 ↗
By 1653 AD · mosque completed 3 September in the editor’s conversion
A weathered marginal inscription records temple destruction alongside mosque construction. The main bilingual inscription names Rustam Beg, subordinate to Mir Jumla, under Abdullah Qutb Shah.
eventAttributed · further checking neededA weathered marginal inscription records temple destruction alongside mosque construction. The main bilingual inscription names Rustam Beg, subordinate to Mir Jumla, under Abdullah Qutb Shah.
20 Shawwal 1063 AH / 3 September 1653 dates mosque completion, not the exact day of temple destruction. The marginal text is abraded; the earlier deity is unnamed.
- G. Yazdani, Some Muslim Inscriptions from the Madras Presidency and Orissa ↗ASI · Yazdani, EIM 1937–38, pp. 52–54, especially p. 53 note 2; Sarkar, pp. 86, 91 note 43 · Accessed 2026-09-28
- J. N. Sarkar, The Life of Mir Jumla ↗J. N. Sarkar · Yazdani, EIM 1937–38, pp. 52–54, especially p. 53 note 2; Sarkar, pp. 86, 91 note 43 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking neededBy 1653 · mosque completed 3 September in the editor’s conversion
- G. Yazdani, Some Muslim Inscriptions from the Madras Presidency and Orissa ↗ASI · Yazdani, EIM 1937–38, pp. 52–54, especially p. 53 note 2; Sarkar, pp. 86, 91 note 43 · Accessed 2026-09-28
- J. N. Sarkar, The Life of Mir Jumla ↗J. N. Sarkar · Yazdani, EIM 1937–38, pp. 52–54, especially p. 53 note 2; Sarkar, pp. 86, 91 note 43 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededRustam Beg
- G. Yazdani, Some Muslim Inscriptions from the Madras Presidency and Orissa ↗ASI · Yazdani, EIM 1937–38, pp. 52–54, especially p. 53 note 2; Sarkar, pp. 86, 91 note 43 · Accessed 2026-09-28
- J. N. Sarkar, The Life of Mir Jumla ↗J. N. Sarkar · Yazdani, EIM 1937–38, pp. 52–54, especially p. 53 note 2; Sarkar, pp. 86, 91 note 43 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededRustam Beg is the named local official. Mir Jumla is his superior and Abdullah Qutb Shah the reigning sovereign; the inscription does not establish Aurangzeb’s involvement.
- G. Yazdani, Some Muslim Inscriptions from the Madras Presidency and Orissa ↗ASI · Printed pp. 52–54 · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Earlier temple recorded at Poonamallee — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Present physical condition has not been established in this review.
- Earlier temple recorded at Poonamallee — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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References are discovery leads unless marked as consulted.
- G. Yazdani, Some Muslim Inscriptions from the Madras Presidency and Orissa ↗ · ASI
Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica 1937–38, pp. 52–54, including p. 53 note 2. Original OCR checked against the independently retrieved text. Weathered marginal inscription; completion date is not a demolition day.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - J. N. Sarkar, The Life of Mir Jumla ↗ · J. N. Sarkar
Selected printed pp. 86, 91 note 43, 311–312. Follows the Poonamallee inscription and distinguishes pillage at Dewalgaon from occupation elsewhere.
Discovery: Wikipedia reference trail or independent source search · Access: direct - Earlier temple recorded at Poonamallee — 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