Thread on Krishna Janmabhumi
1. During Ramzan 1670 Aurangzeb leveled to the ground the temple of Keshav Rai at Lord Krishna's birthplace in Mathura. It was built at a cost of Rs 33 lakh by Rao Bir Singh Bundela in the reign of Jahangir. - Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors

2. "The temple had excited the envy of many Muslims, before Aurangzeb, who however had not Aurangzeb’s opportunities and power. It had become a centre of pilgrimage for the whole of India." - Sri Ram Sharma, Religious Policy of the Mughal Emperors.

3. After destroying the temple, Aurangzeb issued a farman: "In this month of Ramzan, the religious-minded Emperor ordered the demolition of the temple at Mathura known as the Dehra of Keshav Rai. His officers accomplished it in a short time....

4. ....A grand mosque was built on its site at a vast expenditure.....Praised be the God of the great faith of Islam that in the auspicious reign of this destroyer of infidelity and turbulence, such a marvellous and [seemingly] impossible feat was accomplished.....

5. On seeing this instance of their strength of the Emperor's faith and the grandeur of his devotion to God, the Rajahs felt suffocated and they stood in amazement like statues facing the walls......

6. ....The idols, large and small, set with costly jewels, which had been set up in the temple, were brought to Agra and buried under the steps of the mosque of Jahanara, to be trodden upon continually."

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