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Quotes from Storia, II, pp.77, 143. in Bhatnagar, V. S — Niccolao Manucci

1638–1717 Italy

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He (Aurangzeb) also ordered every viceroy and governor to destroy all the temples within his jurisdiction. Among others was destroyed the great temple of Mathura which was of such a height that its gilded pinnacle could be seen from Agra, eighteen leagues away‛.

Storia, II, pp.77, 143. in Bhatnagar, V. S (2020)

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