| Temples & Legends Of Somanatha |
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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND |
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removal of the bracket-images from the mandapa pillars supporting the ceiling and (f) conversion ' essentially external, of the Vimana and the domical roof of the mandapa into roughly built domes. Even as a mosque it does not seen, to have been in use much longer, since there is nothing to prove in the shape of repairs or maintenance. Mirat-i-Ahmadi of Ali Mohammad Khan written in A.D. 1760 does not testify to its use as a mosque at that time.14 The death of Aurangzeb in A.D. 1707 resulted in general disorder and widespread anarchy, notably in the viceroyalty of Gujarat. The rapid succession of emperors on the imperial throne had undermined the solidarity of the empire; the Marathas were challenging the Mughal authority both in the peninsula and Gujarat. 14 Gaekwad Oriental Series, XLIII, English Translation (Baroda, 1928), pp. 118-20. |
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