CV of Aurangzeb
Source: The Truth About Aurangzeb Author: Francois Gautier Full Text Source: http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/feb/16francois.htm Name Aurangzeb (1658-1707) Profile Contributed for imposing Sunni Islam with ruthless efficiency. Key Accomplishments -> Imp Temples destroyed: ... 1. Kashi Vishwanath temple ... 2. Krishna's birth temple in Mathura; ... 3. The rebuilt Somnath temple on the coast of Gujarat; ... 4. Vishnu temple overlooking Benares replaced with the Alamgir mosque ... 5. Treta-ka-Thakur temple in Ayodhya. -> The number of temples destroyed is counted in four, if not five figures. -> Own brother Dara Shikoh executed for taking an interest in Hindu religion -> Beheaded Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur for objecting to forced conversions -> banned any kind of music and painting -> trampled Hindus protesting jaziya tax by elephants -> prohibited Hindus to ride horses and palanquins -> converted 90 per cent of the forefathers of today's Indian Muslims -...