[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912) › v3.c46.3 # History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c46.3 History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c46.3 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c46.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v3.c46.3) "The temple of Chintaman, situated close to Sarashpur, and built by Sitadas jeweller, was converted into a mosque named \*Quwat-ul-islam\* by order of the Prince Aurangzib, in 1645." (\*Mirat-i-Ahmadi\*, 232.) The \*Bombay Gazetteer\*, vol. 1. pt. 1. p. 280, adds that he slaughtered a cow in the temple, but Shah Jahan ordered the building to be restored to the Hindus. - [Previous: v3.c46.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v3.c46.2) - [Next: v3.c46.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v3.c46.4) - [Up: v3.c46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v3.c46) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v3.c46.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.sarkar-1912.v3.c46.3) · Pramāṇa