akbar built kashi vishwanath mandir in 16th century.
who built kashi vishwanath mandir in 16th century?
akbar
the temple has been mentioned in the puranas including the kashi khanda (section) of skanda purana. the original vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of qutb-ud-din aibak in 1194 ce, when he defeated the raja of kannauj as a commander of mohammad ghori. the temple was rebuilt by a gujarati merchant during the reign of delhi's sultan iltutmish (1211–1266 ce). it was demolished again during the rule of either hussain shah sharqi (1447–1458) or sikandar lodhi (1489–1517). raja man singh built the temple during mughal emperor akbar's rule, but some hindus boycotted it as he had let the mughals marry within his family. raja todar mal further re-built the temple with akbar's funding at its original site in 1585.
kashi vishwanath temple
shri kashi vishwanath mandir, was destroyed (and reconstructed) several times; in 1194 by qutb-ud-din aibak, between 1447-1458 by hussain shah sharqi and then in 1669 ce by aurangzeb. in 1930s, pandit madan mohan malaviya planned to replicate shri kashi vishwanath mandir in the campus of benaras hindu university. the birla family undertook the construction and foundation was laid in march 1931. the temple (shri vishwanath mandir) was finally completed in 1966.





























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shri vishwanath mandir